de

earth

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

也 sound component

  Sound component

  

also

Evolution

地 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
地 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
地 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
地 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

de

earth; soil, ground; region; -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

 

ground; field; place; land; CL:[piàn]

Most common words with 地
Freq.
Word
Meaning

earth

地方

area

地区

local

地址

address

当地

local