HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
地
Earth, ground, soil, or a place/land. It is also used as a particle to turn adjectives into adverbs.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 地 look like this?
The left side is the radical '土' (tǔ), representing 'earth' or 'soil.' The right side is '也' (yě), which originally depicted a snake but here functions as a phonetic component that also suggests a stretching, flat surface. Together, they represent the earth we stand on!