De (Chinese)

De
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdak1
Vietnamese name
Vietnameseđức
Chữ Hán
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationdeok
Japanese name
Kanji
Kanaとく
Transcriptions
Romanizationtoku

De (/də/; Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also written as Te, is a key concept in Chinese philosophy, usually translated "inherent character; inner power; integrity" in Taoism, "moral character; virtue; morality" in Confucianism and other contexts, and "quality; virtue" (guṇa) or "merit; virtuous deeds" (puṇya) in Chinese Buddhism.