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| Chinese | 德 | ||||||||||
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| Vietnamese | đức | ||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 德 | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 덕 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | 德 | ||||||||||
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| Kanji | 德 | ||||||||||
| Kana | とく | ||||||||||
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De (/də/; Chinese: 德; pinyin: dé), 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.