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CHINESE CHARACTER

dé

德

德

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Germany

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
de2
English meanings
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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 彳; right (Top–bottom arrangement: top (Top–bottom arrangement: top 十; bottom 罒.); bottom (Top–bottom arrangement: top 一; bottom 心.).).

  • Left

    彳

  • Right

    ⿱
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰彳⿱⿱十罒⿱一心

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    měidé美德。

    Virtue.

  2. 02

    pǐndé品德。

    Character.

  3. 03

    dé德yù育。

    Moral education.

  4. 04

    yǐ以dé德fú服rén人。

    Win by virtue.

  5. 05

    dàodé道德。

    Morality.

  6. 06

    dé德cái才jiān兼bèi备。

    With both virtue and talent.

Related words

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  • 品德
  • 美德
  • 道德
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