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的 = 白 + 勺

的 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bull's eye”. It is built from 白 (white) and 勺 (ladle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 73.

Keyword
bull's eye
RTK frame
73
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まと
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мишень
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
的 possessive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 白 white
  2. 勺 ladle

How to find 的 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “white” + “ladle”. 的 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 的 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.