11 strokes
Character #63 · The First 1000
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.
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02 练习纸
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
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.