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的

de

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de · dik1 (Jyutping)

  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")
  5. also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

dī

  1. (bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])

dí · dik1 (Jyutping)

  1. really and truly

dì · dik1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) bull's-eye; target

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

的

Meaning
possessive, adjectival suffix
Radical
白
Strokes
8
Components
⿰白勺
Cangjie
HAPI
Four-corner
2762.0

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