How is 的 pronounced?

的 is pronounced “de” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 的?

的 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 的?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 的 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 1particlenoun

的

的 (de) means “of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这是我的书。

Zhè shì wǒ de shū.

This is my book.

Words containing 的

的确dí quèreally; indeed 目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective 别的bié deelse; other 真的zhēn dereally, truly, indeed 似的shì deseems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de]有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)有的是yǒu de shìhave plenty of; there's no lack of

More HSK 1 vocabulary

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爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)本běnroot; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Frequently asked questions

What does 的 mean?: 的 (de) means “of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 的 pronounced?: 的 is pronounced “de” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 的?: 的 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 的?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 的 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27