的
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of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #445 U+7684
How 的 is formed
How to remember it
bull’s eye · Heisig RSH #70
white bird + 勺 ladle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 的
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天生的一对 | tiān shēng de yī duì | couple who were made for each other |
| 一语中的 | yī yǔ zhòng dì | (idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on |
| 加的斯 | Jiā dì sī | Cádiz, Spain |
| 龙的传人 | lóng de chuán rén | Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese) |
| 波罗的海 | Bō luó dì Hǎi | Baltic Sea |
| 大安的列斯 | Dà ān dì liè sī | see 大安的列斯群島|大安的列斯群岛[Da4 an1 di4 lie4 si1 Qun2 dao3] |
| 阿的平 | ā dì píng | atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasi… |
| 的里雅斯特 | Dì lǐ yǎ sī tè | Trieste, port city in Italy |
| 亚的斯亚贝巴 | Yà dì sī Yà bèi bā | Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia |
| 家家有本难念的经 | jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng | every family has its problems (idiom) |
| 中的 | zhòng dì | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head |
| 目的地 | mù dì dì | destination (location) |
| 小的 | xiǎo de | (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a … |
| 家的 | jiā de | (old) wife |
| 一语破的 | yī yǔ pò dì | see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4] |
| 的士高 | dí shì gāo | (HK) (loanword) disco |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 大安的列斯群岛 | Dà ān dì liè sī Qún dǎo | the Greater Antilles, Caribbean island group including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dom… |
| 面的 | miàn dī | abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]; minivan taxi |
| 多目的 | duō mù dì | multipurpose |