德 — Chinese character
德
dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- Pinyin
- dé
- Radical
- 60 ⼻ (Step)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 彳 十 罒 一 心
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 心
- Japanese
- 德 as a kanji
Common words with 德
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character |
| 美德 | měi dé | virtue |
| 拉德 | lā dé | rad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) |
| 德行 | dé xíng | morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] |
| 德行 | dé xing | variant of 德性 (dé xing) |
| 德育 | dé yù | moral education |
| 功德 | gōng dé | achievements and virtue |
| 歌德 | gē dé | to sing the praises of sb |
| 不道德 | bù dào dé | immoral |
| 德比 | dé bǐ | (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals) |
| 德性 | dé xìng | moral integrity |
English words written with 德
德 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 44 · Analects 40 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 38 · Zhuangzi 204 · Great Learning 9 · Doctrine of the Mean 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 21
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 49
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
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