Germany; abbr. for dé guó; German

HSK 5 #256

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 256th character
Radical ⼻ (60.12)
Strokes 15
Index # 3272

Definitions

德 dé
  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. abbr. for dé guó
  3. 3. German
  4. 4. virtue
  5. 5. morality
  6. 6. character
  7. 7. goodness
  8. 8. ethics
  9. 9. kindness
  10. 10. kind
  11. 11. favor

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Words containing 德

Word Meaning
Hart or Herd (name)
Rio Grande (Brasil)
secret virtue
Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong
Muhammad; Mohammed, prophet of Islam
of one heart and one mind (idiom)
Confucian rules: women obey men, keep four virtues
Confucian rules for women: obey men, keep virtues
Sino-German clinic
Sino-German clinic
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
Aristotle (philosopher)
Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator
Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born Baroque composer, naturalized British in 1727
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born Baroque composer, naturalized British in 1727
benevolent integrity; high mindedness
Rende Township in Tainan, Taiwan
Rende Township, Tainan, Taiwan
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
Linghu Defen, Tang dynasty historian
to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good
to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good
repay hate with fairness, kindness with kindness