Zi:的
的 [de] (gr. part.) attributive; possessive; nom.; rel. [dì] 目的 mùdì target/goal [dí] 的确 díquè really [dī] 的士 taxi [dé] (HDC:) 得
5 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹de* 的 {A} s.p. ①(of subordination) ‖ wọ̌ mǎi ∼ shū 我买∼书 the book I bought ②(noun-forming, like English -er) ‖ kānmén ∼ 看门∼ doorkeeper ◆cons. (shì) A ∼ action emphasizing A ‖ Wǒ shì zuótiān mǎi ∼. 我是昨天买∼。 It was yesterday that I bought it. ‖ Wọ̌ xiǎng (shì) bụ̀ huì xiàyǔ ∼. 我想(是)不会下雨∼。 I think it's unlikely to rain. ◆cons. ①〈environment:〉 coll. by ‖ Zhè jiān wūzi shì wụ̌ mǐ ∼ liù mǐ, hé sānshí píngfāng mǐ. 这间屋子是五米∼六米, 合三十平方米。 This room is 5 x 6 meters, or 30 square meters. ②〈environment:〉 topo. plus ‖ Wǔ ge ∼ liù ge, yị̄gòng shíyī ge. 五个∼六个, 一共十一个。 Five plus six is eleven.
►⁴dī 的 {E} n. 〈environment:〉 coll. cab
►⁶dí 的 {E} b.f. in reality ►díquè 的确
►⁶dì 的 {E} b.f. ①target; bull's-eye ►wúdìfàngshǐ 无的放矢 ②objective ►¹mùdì 目的
►d 的 s.p. (used in place of ¹de in some pinyin writing, esp. to indicate an attributive phrase, or possessive, and occasionally interspersed in character writing) ‖ Tā shì zuótiān lái ∼. 他是昨天来∼。 He came yesterday.
The character 的 de (grammatical particle) is an old form, formerly 的 dì ‘target/goal’ (目的), re-used for 的 de (gr. part.), in some senses replacing old 之 zhī.
Note: 的 is the most common Chinese character, usually 的 de ‘of; X's; etc.’, but less often also 的 dì/dí; see below ⑴, ⑵, ⑶.
The Shuōwén Seal form of 的(旳) dì ‘(bright/white bull's-eye) target’ combines 白 bái ‘white’ (formerly 日 rì ‘sun/bright’), and 勺 dì ‘bull's-eye with arrow’ (phonosemantic).
Note: In 的 the left-side component was once 日 rì ‘sun/bright’, not 白 bái ‘white’; the form with 白 was invented to distinguish the grammatical usages, but later that distinction was lost; the right side of 的 looks like 勺 ‘spoon’, but was really 勺/的/㢩 dì ‘bull's-eye with arrow’ (arrow hitting the center of an archery target).
Compare: 智(𥏼) zhì ‘wisdom’, 知 zhī ‘know/knowledge’; both of these characters use archery metaphors.
⑴ 的 de : ‘a grammatical particle’ with attributive (铁的纪律), possessive (我的母亲), nominalizing (有红的), relativizing (你说的话), and other uses (的/地/得/着/etc.).
⑵ 的 dì : ‘(bull's-eye of a) target’, as in 目的 mùdì, 无的放矢 wúdìfàngshǐ; also 旳/的 dì ‘bright/white’ (的的, 的历).
⑶ 的 dí : the tone-2 reading is rare, mainly in 的确 díquè ‘certainly/precisely’ (的的确确), but also in a few uncommon expressions (的当, 的款, 的确良, 马的士).
HDZ: 的 : dì : 明, 鲜明; 白色; 箭靶的中心 (众矢之的, 有的放矢); (古) 妇女用朱色点在面部的装饰; 琴徽; 尖耸的山峰; 远; 菂: 莲子 • dí : (副词) (确实, 实在; 必定, 一定; 究竟) • de : (助词) (铁的纪律, 新的生活; 我的母亲, 无产阶级的政党; …)
►references: Guǎngyùn:521.31; Karlgren:AD860,GS1120h,GSR1120h; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2644.16; Mathews:6213; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:786.07; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:084.1.05; EDOC:1
►components: 白勺
►Cantonese: dik\
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