| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 | dì | earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片 |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (mathematics); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); upright or honest; just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter; surname Fang |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 地方 | dì fang | area; place; space; room; territory; CL:处,个,块 |
