地 — meaning in English

English meaning

• earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
• ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
• soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.

Senses

地 is used for these senses in English:

• earth (uncountable) Soil.
• earth (alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
• ground The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
• ground Soil, earth.
• soil (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

earth — full definition

1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

ground — full definition

1. noun The solid surface of the earth.
2. noun A reason or basis for a belief, decision, or action.
3. noun An area of land used for a particular purpose, such as sport or school premises.
4. verb To forbid a child or teenager from going out as a punishment.
5. verb To connect an electrical device safely to the earth.

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