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字HANZI DESK

道德

dào dé

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dào dé · dou6 dak1 (Jyutping)

  1. virtue
  2. morality
  3. ethics
  4. CL:種|种[zhong3]

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

道

Meaning
path, road, street; method, way
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Components
⿺辶首
Cangjie
YTHU
Four-corner
3830.6

德

Meaning
ethics, morality, virtue
Radical
彳
Strokes
15
Components
⿰彳⿱⿱十罒⿱一心
Cangjie
HOJWP
Four-corner
2423.6

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