(dì qiú) - Earth, the globe in Mandarin
dìqiúTraditional: 地球
HSK 4
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Translation
Earth, the globe
Word origin
The word 地球 combines 地 'earth' with 球 'ball, sphere', literally 'earth ball', the term for the planet Earth. 球 has the 王/玉 (jade) radical with 求 (qiú) as phonetic, originally a fine jade, later 'sphere'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 地 (dì, earth) + 球 (qiú, sphere: 玉 jade + 求 phonetic)
Stroke order
地
球
Examples
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There are many countries on Earth.
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We must protect the Earth.
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There are many creatures on Earth.
共。
The Earth is our shared home.
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Protecting the Earth starts with small things.
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