Chinese Character 的 Meanings and components.

Form

的

Meaning

的 meaning[3] in English

Of.

~'S (Possessive Particle).

(Used After An Attribute).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 的 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Bai (白) , and spoon (勺)

Its radical[1] is: 白 (bai2) which means: Surname Bai, .白bai2surname Bai

In cangjie it is written with HAPI

How to write 的

To write的de5of you should write a combination of 白bai2surname Bai , 勺shao2spoon arranged in a 吅 shape:

白 + 勺 = 的

的 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 的 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 的, looks as follow:

的
Pinyin:de5 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Of . ~'S (Possessive Particle) . (Used After An Attribute) . (Used To Form A Nominal Expression) . (Used At The End Of A Declarative Sentence For Emphasis)
白
Pinyin:bai2
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
勺
Pinyin:shao2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Spoon . Ladle . Cl:把[Ba3] . Abbr. For 公勺[Gong1 Shao2], Centiliter (Unit Of Volume)
勹
Pinyin:bao1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 包[Bao1]
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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