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德 · Zhang Zhi (v2)

德 (dé, 2nd tone) is glossed by the Shuowen Jiezi as 升也 — ‘to ascend,’ originally the act of climbing or rising (Duan Yucai reads 登也). Over time the graph absorbed 惪, ‘what is inwardly gotten,’ and came to mean moral power, virtue, the influ $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart