Dong Chinese dictionary

dé

virtue

Originally written as 惪, depicting a straight (直) heart (心). The 彳 (walk) component was added later.

Components

彳 Meaning component

chì

walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

dé

virtue

Original form of 德.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dé

ethics, morality, virtue; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind

Dé

Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[Déguó]

dé

variant of 德[dé]

Most common words with 德

Sources