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11 strokes
Character #63 · The First 1000

dé

得 dé meaning: get

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable

Also read de (structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc) · děi (to have to; must)

Strokes
11
Both scripts
得
Poster cell
G3

简 = 繁得 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • dédào to get
  • juéde to think that ...
  • jìde to remember
  • qǔdé to acquire
  • dǒngde to understand
  • déchū to obtain (a result)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 得

Write 得 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, dé, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell G3 · 28 × 36 grid

得 is #63 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 得 mean in English?
得 (dé) means "get": to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable.
How do you pronounce 得?
得 is pronounced dé in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄜˊ. It can also be read de (structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc) or děi (to have to; must).
How many strokes does 得 have?
得 has 11 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 得 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 得 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 得?
Common words that use 得 include 得到 (dédào, to get), 觉得 (juéde, to think that ...), 记得 (jìde, to remember), 取得 (qǔdé, to acquire).
How common is 得?
得 is number 63 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell G3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.