地

2 readings · tap one to hear it

earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 meaning “earth” + 也 sound ( yě )

Components 土也

ground · Heisig RSH #507

土 soil + scorpion

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
地上	dì shang	on the ground; on the floor
地点	dì diǎn	place; site; location; venue; CL:個\|个[ge4]
地方	dì fāng	region; regional (away from the central administration); local
地方	dì fang	place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處\|处[chu4]
地图	dì tú	map; CL:張\|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
大地	dà dì	earth; mother earth
地区	dì qū	region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system…
县地	xiàn dì	county seat; county town
山地	shān dì	mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country
地市	dì shì	prefecture-level administrative jurisdiction (including prefecture-level cities, autonomou…
地头	dì tóu	place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page
地心	dì xīn	the center of the Earth; (attributive) geocentric; the Earth's interior
心地	xīn dì	character
地区性	dì qū xìng	regional; local
地儿	dì r	place; space
天地	tiān dì	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
地中海	Dì zhōng Hǎi	Mediterranean Sea
地中海	dì zhōng hǎi	(coll.) bald crown; bald spot on the crown of the head
性地	xìng dì	innate quality; natural disposition
马拉地	Mǎ lā dì	Marathi language of west India

Characters sharing the sound component 也 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
也 sound part	yě	also, too
池	chí	pool, pond; moat; cistern
驰	chí	speed, haste; to run, to gallop
弛	chí	to loosen, to relax; to unstring a bow
迤	yǐ	winding, meandering
㐌	tā	a tribe of savages in South China
酏	yí	millet wine