Dì

地 is a Chinese character (Pinyin: dì; Japanese character: chi or tsuchi) which symbolises earth; field; area. It is a combination of symbols 土, -tǔ (earth); and 也 -yě (also). readmandarin.com It is one of Joël Bellassen's 400 characters. At the behest of Zong Qinke, 地 was replaced by 埊, one of the Chinese characters of Empress Wu. The intention was to showcase Empress Dowager Wu Zetian's greatness, but, following her death in 705, 地 became re-established.
In the Chinese philosophical systems of Taoism and Confucianism, Dì is mentioned in relationship to its complementary aspect of Tian (天), which is most often translated as "Heaven". These two aspects of cosmology are representative of the dualistic nature of Taoism. They are thought to maintain the two poles of the Three Realms of reality, with the middle realm occupied by Humanity (人 Ren).
In Chinese dominoes 地 is 1-1 (earth).
地 is one of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, or Book of Changes.
==Examples==
青天, 白日, 满<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>红 	Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth: the Flag of the Republic of China
<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>龙 	Dilong (lit. "earth dragon"); also used to mean "earthworm" and "Geosaurus"
菊<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green> 凛子 	(lit. Kiku<FONT COLOR = green>chi</FONT COLOR = green> Rinko); Babel actress Rinko Kikuchi
中华民国自由<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>区 	Free Area of the Republic of China
圓覺寺<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>十層石塔 	lit. "ten storied stone pagoda of Wongaksa Temple site"; Wongaksa Pagoda
洞天福<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green> 	72 blessed lands
<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>级市 	Prefecture-level city ( <FONT COLOR = green>dì</FONT COLOR = green>jí shì; literally "<FONT COLOR = green>region</FONT COLOR = green>-level city")
☷ <FONT COLOR = green> 地 </FONT COLOR = green> 	"Earth", is one of the "eight symbols" in Taoist cosmology.
<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>黄 	Rehmannia (<FONT COLOR = green> dì</FONT COLOR = green>huáng) or gān <FONT COLOR = green>dì</FONT COLOR = green>huáng (干<FONT COLOR = green>地</FONT COLOR = green>黄)
==See also==
*Jiuzhou
==References==
Category:Chinese words and phrases