得

·dè · ·děi

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #130 U+5F97

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦

components: 彳旦寸

must · Heisig RSH #756

queue + 旦 daybreak + glue

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 得 as their sound component

These characters all use 得 (dé) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
得 sound component	dé	to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
嘚	dē	onomatopoeic; the sound of a horse's hooves

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不得人心	bù dé rén xīn	not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular
不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
心得安	xīn dé ān	propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)
心安理得	xīn ān lǐ dé	to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
不得	bù dé	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
得中	dé zhōng	moderate; appropriate; suitable
得中	dé zhòng	(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate; to draw a winning ticket (in…
阿得拉尔	Ā dé lā ěr	Adderall (stimulant drug)
心得	xīn dé	what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding;…
巴不得	bā bu de	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
得无	dé wú	(literary) isn't it that...?
自得	zì dé	contented; pleased with one's position
亚得里亚海	Yà dé lǐ yà Hǎi	Adriatic Sea
三得利	Sān dé lì	Suntory, Japanese beverage company
数得上	shǔ de shàng	to be considered as outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
安得	ān dé	(literary) How can one get...?; Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish); (literary) Is…
不可多得	bù kě duō dé	hard to come by; rare
得手	dé shǒu	to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
得气	dé qì	"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridi…
行得通	xíng de tōng	practicable; realizable; will work