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Character Decomposition
得=彳+旦+寸
Etymology
A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦
Meanings4 pronunciations
dé
to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished
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
ought to
to need to
dè
used in 得瑟 dè se
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Words with 得 637 total
to understand; to know; to comprehend懂得dǒng deto purchase · to acquire购得gòu déto arrive at (some place or time)到得dào dé(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must非得fēi děigains and losses · success and failure · merits and demerits得失dé shīto win power · to get authority · to become dominant得势dé shìto go smoothly; to come off; to succeed得手dé shǒu(math.) numerical answer · solution得数dé shùappropriate to the occasion · fitting得体dé tǐ(literary) isn't it that...?得无dé wú