地
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地 character breakdown
(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
也
=
㇆
+
丨
+
乚
:
Mnemonic symbol: an excavator. A plow and a shovel are both tools for moving earth, and an excavator can be used to dig up dinosaur bones.
Maud Younger (y) is digging for dinosaur bones (丨) in the elevator's living room (e3). First she used a plow (㇆) to destroy the floor, then she used an excavator (也) to pull out the dinosaur bone surrounded by lots of earth. Finally she uses a shovel (乚) to remove the remaining earth manually so as to not damage the precious dinosaur bone. (The stroke order is ㇆丨乚)
Maud Younger (y) is digging for dinosaur bones (丨) in the elevator's living room (e3). First she used a plow (㇆) to destroy the floor, then she used an excavator (也) to pull out the dinosaur bone surrounded by lots of earth. Finally she uses a shovel (乚) to remove the remaining earth manually so as to not damage the precious dinosaur bone. (The stroke order is ㇆丨乚)
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 地 as component
Words with 地
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time
(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom) / in an unfamiliar place without friends or family