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Character Decomposition
得=彳+旦+寸
Etymology
A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦
Meanings
to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished
used in 得瑟
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to have to
must
ought to
to need to
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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
Idioms with 得 222 total