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Translation

de = d + e5: of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

Mnemonic

Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator’s roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

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All translations for 的

= di + Ø1
see 的士[di1 shi4]
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= di + Ø2
really and truly
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de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
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= di + Ø4
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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Comments

There you go, now you can read approximately 3% of all Chinese text (if I remember correctly). Congratulations!

But what is more important: if you've stuck around so long to arrive here, you've already completed the most difficult part of learning Chinese characters! I've introduced a lot of different concepts along the way: Pinyin initials and finals, mnemonic symbols, tone to location mapping, and so on. From here it is only getting easier! Don't worry if you don't feel like you've fully understand everything already. Just continue reading comics, and the picture will get clearer with each character you see. You've already seen all aspects of the system, from now on no new concepts will be introduced. And with every new character you learn, you deepen your memory of the components used in that character.

Matthias, almost 3 years ago

的 character breakdown

Component Translations
sháo = sh + ao2
spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
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bái = b + ai2
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
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Characters with 的 as component

= di + Ø1
some / few / a little (Cantonese)
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= di + Ø4
(literary) lotus seed / Taiwan pr. [di1]
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Words with 的

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yes, that's right / variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
(taboo curse) damn it! / fucking
else / other
Sentences with 的
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
de
huán
dāo
lái

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