的
de

possessive particle; of

的 is pronounced de and means “possessive particle”. It is written with 8 strokes.

Total Strokes8
Traditional的

Watch how to write each stroke

de
Stroke 8/8
Stroke 8 of 8
Speed

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Stroke-by-Stroke Breakdown

Total 8 strokes written in canonical standard order

Active: Stroke 8
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Radical & Meaning

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Radical

Structure Geometry

Single
独体字Single Component

Balanced structure promotes clean calligraphy proportions in Tian Zi Ge practice grids.

Essential Vocabulary & Phrases with 的

有的yǒu de

some

有的人喜欢喝茶。
Yǒu de rén xǐhuan hē chá.
Some people like tea.
好的hǎo de

OK; all right

好的,我明白了。
Hǎo de, wǒ míngbai le.
OK, I understand.
的话de huà

if (colloquial)

下雨的话,我们不去。
Xiàyǔ de huà, wǒmen bú qù.
If it rains, we won't go.