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㝵

dé, ài

to get

Original form of 得. Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get".

Components
貝 iconic component

貝  Iconic component

bèi

  

sea shell

寸 iconic component

寸  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Here used to depict a hand.

Evolution

㝵 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㝵 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
㝵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㝵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
㝵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㝵  

dé

(ancient form of U+5F97 得) to get, complacent, (same as U+7919 礙) to obstruct, to hinder, to stop progress, to injure, to offend, to concern, hindrance, restraint; to obtain; old variant of 得[dé]

㝵  

ài

variant of 礙|碍[ài]

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

碍 锝

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+3775

Shuowen

“得，行有所得也。从彳，聲。，古文省彳。”


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