地
dì · HSK 1
the earth
🌍 地 = 土 (earth/soil) + 也 (phonetic, gives the 'dì' sound)
The 土 radical on the left marks soil or ground, and 也 on the right is the phonetic component. 也 was once pronounced closer to 'di', which is why 地 still reads dì today.
地 — earth 土 + 也 (phonetic)
地 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left component 土 means 'earth' or 'soil' and gives the meaning, while 也 on the right hints at the pronunciation. Originally referring to the ground or land, it broadened to mean 'place,' 'region,' and 'territory.'