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地 (de / dì): ...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 1-2
1.

Animated Stroke Order 地

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How to write 地 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

地has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

dede
particle (助)
...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]HSK3HSK 3.0 L2
dìdi
noun (名)
earth; ground; place; landHSK 3.0 L3
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 地

地 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
地=土earth+也also

The earth (土) is where a snake (也) crawls — representing the ground or land.

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 地

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 地

HSK words that contain this character.

地图

dì tú

map

HSK 3

地方

dì fang

place

HSK 3

地铁

dì tiě

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 地 is used in context

tā他
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
pǎo跑
guò过
lái

Information

Pinyinde / dì
Meaning...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]
Strokes6
Radical土
Traditional地
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#267
Zhuyinㄉㄧˋ
UnicodeU+5730
CangjieGPD
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underground train; tube; metro

HSK 3

地址

dì zhǐ

address

HSK 4

地点

dì diǎn

location

HSK 4

地球

dì qiú

earth

HSK 4
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土地

tǔ dì

territory; local god of the land

HSK 5

地位

dì wèi

position; standing; status

HSK 5

地区

dì qū

area; district; region

HSK 5

地毯

dì tǎn

carpet; rug

HSK 5

地理

dì lǐ

geographical features of a place; geography

HSK 5

地道

dì dao

tunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]

HSK 5

地震

dì zhèn

earthquake; tremour

HSK 5

当地

dāng dì

local area

HSK 5

陆地

lù dì

dry land; terrace

HSK 5
来
。

He ran over happily.

Dì地
qiú球
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gòng共
tóng同
de的
jiā家
yuán园
。

The Earth is our shared home.

zhè这
ge个
dì地
fāng方
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
，
shì适
hé合
dú读
shū书
。

This place is very quiet and suitable for reading.

Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
hěn很
féi肥
wò沃
，
shì适
hé合
zhòng种
cài菜
。

This piece of land is very fertile and suitable for growing vegetables.

zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
shì适
hé合
zhǒng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
。

This land is suitable for growing rice.

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HSK Level 3

Characters from the same exam level.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "de".

dé得dé德de的
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "土".

duò垛yuán垣háo壕pǔ埔wù坞shāng墒
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