德(dé)

HSK 515 strokes

Germany

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Character information

Pinyin
dé
Meaning
Germany; German; abbr. for 德国
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 德 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰彳⿱⿱十罒⿱一心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彳chì十shí罒wǎng一yī心xīn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 德 step by step

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Words with 德

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

rén仁dé德

benevolent integrity; high mindedness

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bǎo保dé德

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

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liǎng两dé德

two Germanies; refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the …

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yī一xīn心yī一dé德

of one heart and one mind (idiom)

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sān三cóng从sì四dé德

Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband a…

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bù不dào道dé德

immoral

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rén仁yì义dào道dé德

compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues

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yǐ以dé德bào报yuàn怨

to return good for evil (idiom)

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仁保两一心三从四

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