Chinese

道德

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
morality; morals; ethics
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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Origin

Attested in Pre-Qin texts.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • characterChinese道 “a path or course along which something moves, flows or extends”
    • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
      • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
    • soundChinese首 “head”
    • meaningChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese德 “grace; a beneficent boon; blessing”
    • soundChinese惪 “virtue”

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