The story of 地

earth, ground

地 is composed of 土(earth) and 也(vagina). Land is agglomerated by earth. On the other hand, land also gives birth to various lives and functions like vagina, this is why ancient Chinese always used mother or female to describe the land.

Vocabulary of 地

  • 地球 (earth)
  • 地獄 (hell)

Classification

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