Character
得
- 1. particle after a verb or adjective linking a complement of state or degree
- 2. particle after a verb-object structure linking a complement of result or degree
- 3. particle after a verb indicating possibility or permission: ① followed by other words; ② not followed by other words
- 4. particle after a verb indicating completion or continuation of an action or state (mainly in early vernacular Chinese)
- 5. particle after a verb or adjective where what follows 得 is left unsaid, implying 'beyond description'
Words using 得 as de (16)
- 1. to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
- 2. to produce a result through calculation
- 3. suitable; fitting
- 4. to feel satisfied; to be pleased
- 5. (colloq.) to complete; to finish
- 6. (colloq.) indicates no need to say more; expresses agreement or prohibition
- 7. (colloq.) indicates helplessness; resignation
- 8. auxiliary verb before another verb indicating permission (mainly in laws and official documents)
- 9. placed before another verb to indicate possibility (mostly in negative form)
- 10. (dial.) auxiliary verb before a monosyllabic verb indicating ease or convenience
- 11. a surname
Words using 得 as dé (37)
- 1. (colloq.) auxiliary verb: to need; to require
- 2. must; to be necessary in will or fact
- 3. (colloq.) auxiliary verb indicating inevitable inference; must (surely)
- 4. (dial.) satisfied; happy; comfortable
Words using 得 as děi (1)
Structure & writing
得
— to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
Xpinyin
得 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
彳 is a component in 20 characters
HSK 3
HSK 5
HSK 6
HSK 7
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旦 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 2
HSK 6
寸 is a component in 25 characters
HSK 1
HSK 3
HSK 4
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HSK 5
HSK 6
Stroke order