的
de
HSK 1
#1 most
frequent character
of
preposition
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
的 has 白 white as the meaning part and 勺 sháo as the sound part; it first meant a bright white look. From there dì came to mean a target's center, while dí means true. Read de, it was borrowed for its sound as a grammatical particle; read dī, it is a Beijing word for taxi.
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Example Sentences
这是我的书。
zhè shì wǒde shū 。
This is my book.
她的猫很可爱。
tāde māo hěn kěài 。
Her cat is very cute.
他是老师的朋友。
tāshì lǎoshī de péngyǒu 。
He is a friend of the teacher.
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