得(dé)

HSK 111 strokes
Readingsdéděide

to obtain

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Character information

Pinyin
dé / děi / de
Meaning
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 得 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰彳⿱旦寸

A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

彳chì旦dàn寸cùn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 得 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 得

Common words using 得 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不dé得bù不
HSK 3

have no choice or option but to

Open 不得不 page →
zhí值dé得
HSK 3

worth the money

Open 值得 page →
lái来de得jí及
HSK 4

to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

Open 来得及 page →
bù不dé得liǎo了
HSK 5

desperately serious

Open 不得了 page →
shǐ使de得
HSK 5

usable; serviceable

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bù不dé得yǐ已
HSK 7-9

to act against one's will

Open 不得已 page →
bù不dé得ér而zhī知
HSK 7-9

unknown

Open 不得而知 page →
bù不yóu由dé得
HSK 7-9

can't help

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一七三上下不东两

From 得’s common words

不值来及了使已而

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