Meaning
Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness
Chinese: 品德、道德；也指德国。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “de” becomes a different word in each tone. 德 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 道德dào dévirtue; morality; ethics
- 品德pǐn démoral character
- 美德měi dévirtue
- 德行dé xíngmorality and conduct; Taiwan pr.
- 公德gōng dépublic ethics; social morality
Example Sentence
他是一个有道德的人。Tā shì yí ge yǒu dào dé de rén.He is a person of good moral character.
他Tāhe是shìis一个yí gea有道yǒu dàoto have attained the Way德déGermany的deof人rénperson。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The step radical 彳 plus 直 (upright) plus 心 (heart): walking a straight-hearted path — ‘virtue, morality; kindness, favor; character’; also short for 德国 (Germany)’ (道德, 品德).
A way to remember it
A straight (直) heart (心) on the path (彳) — virtue.