悳
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) (personal) ability, aptitude, authority, character(istic), conduct, dignity, disposition, energy, ethic, fitness, goodness, influence, integrity, intention, merit, moral courage/excellence/force, nature, personality, power, quality, spirit, spirit-power, strength, temperament, virtue, worth; bounty, kindness, favor; gratitude; a virtue of; (to be) ethical, realized, spirited, virtuous; grateful; by nature, in character with; (to) deserve, merit (s, ed, ing); De is often referred to as Dao applied or in relation to the individual entity. De is the consequence of a being’s being on track, true to itself, fit to its own proper way and hence: (to be) in character, doing well
Radical: 60+12 | First occurrence: Hexagram 06.3
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