地震

地

dì

震

zhèn

earthquake

Characters and words in 地震

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.

震

zhèn = zh + (e)n4

to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder / ☳

震 = 辰 + 雨 : James II of England (zh) is taking part in a game show. His task is to carry a birthday cake (辰) to the other end of the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) while it is raining (雨) heavily and an earthquake (震) is shaking (震) James II of England and the cake. James II of England has to take care to cancel out the vibrations caused by the earthquake or his cake will collapse.