的 (de)
possessive particle; attributive particle
How 的 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 白 — white
- Traditional
- 的
- Simplified
- 的 (unchanged)
Components
- 白 white
- 勹 wrap
- 丶 dot
的 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- de
- of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression)
- dí
- really and truly
- dì
- aim; clear
Common words using 的
- 中的 zhòngdì
- to hit the target; to hit the nail on the head
- 亞的斯亞貝巴 yàdìsīyàbèibā
- Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia
- 似的 shìde
- seems as if; rather like
- 假的 jiǎde
- bogus; ersatz; fake
- 別的 biéde
- else; other
- 好樣的 hǎoyàngde
- (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
- 媽的 māde
- see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
- 小的 xiǎode
- I (when talking to a superior)
- 打的 dǎdī
- (slang) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
- 摩的 módī
- motorcycle taxi; abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士[mo2 tuo1 che1 di2 shi4]
- 有的 yǒude
- (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
- 有的時候 yǒudeshíhòu
- sometimes; at times
的 in a sentence
這是我的書。
Zhè shì wǒ de shū.
“This is my book.”
How common is 的?
的 is the 1st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 4.1% of all running text.
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