Sentence #2109213 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 地球 is built
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地dìearth
土earth · tǔMeaning part
也also · yěSound part
土 hints at the meaning (earth); 也 (yě) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.
Memory aidEarth 土 gives the meaning: the ground, a place.
球qiúball used for playing games
王king · wángMeaning part
求to seek · qiúSound part
王 hints at the meaning (king); 求 (qiú) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiú.
Memory aidJade 王 with 求 (qiú) for the sound: a round bead of jade, so a ball.
How to write 地球
地 6 strokes · 球 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 地球 (dìqiú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
地球 (dìqiú) means “the earth”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it dìqiú: dì with a 4th tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 地球 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type diqiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 地球 from the suggestions. Typing diqiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
地球 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
地dì4th tone, falling
球qiú2nd tone, rising
