地球
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
地球 (dìqiú) · the earth
地球 (dìqiú) means “the earth”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 球 (ball). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 地球 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
球 qiú · ball
What 球 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 求qiú — to seek
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
地球很大。Dìqiú hěn dà.The earth is very big.
地球上有多少人？Dìqiú shang yǒu duōshao rén?How many people are there on earth?
Questions about 地球
What does 地球 mean?
地球 (dìqiú) means “the earth”.
How do you pronounce 地球?
地球 is pronounced dìqiú.
Which HSK level is 地球?
地球 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 地区dìqūregion
Learn 地球 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.