的
de
possessive particle; of
的 is pronounced de and means “possessive particle”. It is written with 8 strokes.
Total Strokes8
Traditional的
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de
Stroke 8/8
Stroke 8 of 8
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Stroke-by-Stroke Breakdown
Total 8 strokes written in canonical standard order
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8
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.