占地

占

zhàn

地

dì

to take up space / to occupy (space)

Characters and words in 占地

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

地

de = d + e5

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

地

dì = di + Ø4

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.