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认得

rènde

to recognize

Two acquaintances waving at each other
Memory picture

Characters in this word

认 rèn

Strokes
4
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 人 man, person
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 认

得 dé

Strokes
11
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 得

Example phrases

  • 我认得他。 Wǒ rènde tā. I recognize him.
  • 你认得路吗? Nǐ rènde lù ma? Do you know the way?
  • 她认得这个字。 Tā rènde zhè ge zì. She recognizes this written character.

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