的 de of
of; 's; the one that
怎么记住“的”: 白 white + 勺 ladle = of. The cook in the white apron swings her ladle and shouts "This is the best soup of the whole year!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
的 = 白 white + 勺 ladle
- 白 white meaning
- 勺 ladle sound
- 勹 wrap
- 丶 dot
The cook in the white apron swings her ladle and shouts "This is the best soup of the whole year!"
How it came to be
The small seal form has the sun beside a ladle: the sun gave the meaning bright, and the ladle the sound.
用法
- The all-purpose linker: after a modifier it means -'s / the one that: 我的书 (wǒ de shū) my book, 红的 (hóng de) the red one, 好吃的 (hǎochī de) tasty stuff.
- Distinct from the other two de: 得 (verb complement) and 地 (adverbial, before a verb). The 是…的 frame stresses when, where, or how something happened.
含“的”的词语
例句
- 它是我的猫。 Tā shì wǒ de māo.It's my cat.
- 我是他的朋友。 Wǒ shì tā de péngyou.I'm a friend of his.
- 她是我的女儿。 Tā shì wǒ de nǚ'ér.She's my daughter.
- 他是我的儿子。 Tā shì wǒ de érzi.He's my son.