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Phonosemantic compound. 白 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bright".
Components
白 Meaning component
bái white
Notes
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Historical Evolution
的
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
的
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
的
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
的
Regular
Modern
Chinese
的 [de]
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
的 [dī]
see 的士[dīshì]
的 [dí]
really and truly
的 [dì]
aim; clear
Japanese
suffix
- -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
- -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
- (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
- -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は))
- Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
noun
- mark; target
- object; subject; focus
- point (e.g. of argument)
Korean
적 [的]
-jeok; A suffix used to mean "having that character," "being related to something," "being such a state."
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
的 いくは
Ikuha female given name
的 いくわ
Ikuwa surname
的 まと
Mato female given namesurname
的 ゆくは
Yukuha unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
是的 [shìde] #102
yes, that's right
他妈的 [tāmāde] #382
(taboo curse) damn it!
他妈的 [tāmāde] #382
(taboo curse) damn it!
有的 [yǒude] #1,866
(there are) some (who are...)
的确 [díquè] #672
really
的确 [díquè] #672
really
目的 [mùdì] #1,500
purpose
别的 [biéde] #543
else
别的 [biéde] #543
else
似的 [shìde] #1,504
seems as if
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 目的 [もくてき] #407
purpose
⭐ 素敵 [すてき] #1,839
lovely
⭐ 基本的 [きほんてき] #2,174
fundamental
⭐ 圧倒的 [あっとうてき] #2,256
overwhelming
⭐ 具体的 [ぐたいてき] #2,259
concrete
⭐ 一方的 [いっぽうてき] #2,674
one-sided
⭐ 積極的 [せっきょくてき] #2,751
positive
⭐ 個人的 [こじんてき] #2,768
personal
⭐ 最終的 [さいしゅうてき] #2,774
final
⭐ 本格的 [ほんかくてき] #2,838
genuine
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KOREAN WORDS (200)
성적 #6,565
being sexual
정신적 #6,981
being mental
개인적 #12,549
being individual
법적 #14,921
being legal; being legalistic
정치적 #14,963
being political
초자연적 #19,248
being supernatural
일시적 #21,524
being momentary; being temporary
목적 #21,584
purpose
비교적 #21,915
being comparative
목적지 #22,907
destination
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