地

dì

earth

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

earth/soil (土) + sound (也) = the ground beneath you

土 grounds the meaning in soil and earth. 也 contributes the sound dì and carries no extra meaning here.

土+也→地
也Also (its standalone meaning is unrelated)Phonetic
土EarthSemantic

他坐在地上看书。

tā zuò zài dì shang kàn shū。

He sits on the ground reading.

这片地很适合种蔬菜。

zhè piàn dì hěn shìhé zhòng shūcài。

This piece of land is very suitable for growing vegetables.

Words with 地

地委

dì wěi

prefectural Party committee

天崩地裂

tiān bēng dì liè

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

天荒地老

tiān huāng dì lǎo

(idiom) until the end of time

低地

dī dì

lowland

落地生根

luò dì shēng gēn

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)

占地

zhàn dì

to take up space

失地

shī dì

to lose territory

地下室

dì xià shì

basement

土地

tǔ di

local god

地穴

dì xué

pit

地道

dì dào

tunnel

地道

dì dao

authentic

More characters with 土

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