(dì qiú) - Earth, the globe in Mandarin

dìqiú

Traditional: 地球

HSK 4

#719 of 5,000 Core 1000

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gòng。

The Earth is our shared home.

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Protecting the Earth starts with small things.

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This word is part of lesson 15.