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possess

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

de5 de

Meaning


Primary

possess

Alternatives

possession, of, possessive, possessive particle, possessed, possesses

Hint

This is a very common character that has a variety of grammatical purposes in Chinese. In HanziHero, we will only focus on it's possessive-forming aspect. In this sense, it is similar to "'s" added to the end of a noun in English.

Mnemonic


[d-] Dracula is on the [5] roof of the [-e] electricity plant with a bunch of 勺 ladles that he 的 possesses. As he slowly burns alive and turns 白 white, he uses an electric device to write his name in 白 white on each of the 勺 ladles, so everyone knows that he once 的 possessed them, even after he burns to death.

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