的
HSK 1

的 (de): possessive, adjectival suffix

de

possessive, adjectival suffix

Pinyin

de

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

possessive, adjectival suffix

How to Write 的 (de)

的 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

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What 的 is Made Of

的 is built from 2 components:

白white
勺spoon, ladle

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Words Using 的

Common Chinese words that contain 的:

似的

shìde

的确

díquè

目的

mùdì

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