Memory phrase for the Kanji: 得
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Meaning
| to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), profit
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Pronunciation |
dé, de, děi |
Explanation |
Left: go 彳, right top: sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 is just above the horizon 一), below: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| "The early bird catches the worm": Go at sunrise and with a skillful you will achieve success/profit.
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Radicals
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彳
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step | |
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旦
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sun rise | The sun 日 above the horizon 一 at sunrise. |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 不得 |
bù dé |
must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot |
| 得很 |
de hěn |
very (much, good etc) |
| 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 |
shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo |
He laughs best who laughs last. |
| 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 |
shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo |
He laughs best who laughs last. |
| 舍不得 |
shě bu de |
to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge |
| 赢得 |
yíng dé |
to win; to gain |
| 赚得 |
zhuàn dé |
earn |
| 懒得 |
lǎn dé |
not wishing to do anything; disinclined |
| 怡然自得 |
yí rán zì dé |
happy and content (idiom) |
| 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 |
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu |
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily |
| 乍得 |
Zhà dé |
Chad |
| 乍得 |
Zhà dé |
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