德 dé

1. dé proper noun Germany
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Country 国家
   Notes: Abbreviation for 德国 (CC-CEDICT '德'; FE '德' 5; Guoyu '德' n 5)
2. dé noun virtue; morality; ethics; character
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 德 is synonymous with 道德 in this sense (CC-CEDICT '德'; CCD '德' 1; FE '德' 1; Guoyu '德' n 1; Kroll 2015 '德' 2, p. 80) For example, 為政以德，譬如北辰 “He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star” (Lunyu 2:1; 論語‧為政)
3. dé noun kindness; favor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (CC-CEDICT '德'; CCD '德' 3; FE '德' 2; Guoyu '德' n 3; Kroll 2015 '德' 3, p. 80)
4. dé noun conduct; behavior
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 品行 (FE '德' 3; Guoyu '德' n 2)
5. dé verb to be grateful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '德' 4)
6. dé noun heart; intention
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 德 is synonymous with 心意 in this sense (CCD '德' 2; Guoyu '德' n 4)
7. dé proper noun De
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '德' 4; Guoyu '德' n 6)
8. dé noun potency; natural power
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '德' 1, p. 80)
9. dé adjective wholesome; good
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 善的 (Guoyu '德' adj)
10. dé proper noun Virtue
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
11. dé noun merit; puṇya; puñña
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: puṇya, Pali: puñña; meaning 'merit' or 'virtue' in Sanskrit; synonymous with 福德 in this sense (BCSD '德', p. 459; FGDB '德'; MW 'puNya'; SH '德', p. 432)
12. dé noun guṇa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: guṇa, Pali: guṇa, Japanese: toku, Tibetan: yon tan; meaning 'good quality, virtue, merit, excellence' in Sanskrit; synonymous with 功德 in this sense (BCSD '德', p. 459; Edgerton 1953 'guṇa', p. 212; FGDB '德'; Mahāvyutpatti 'guṇaḥ'; MW 'guṇa'; SH '德', p. 432; Unihan '德')

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• 功德海 Ocean of Merits ; Ocean of Merit; yon tan rgya mtsho; guṇasāgara
• 古德 elders; ancient sages ; Ancient Sages
• 景德寺 Jingde Temple
• 海八德经(海八德經) Sutra on the Eight Good Qualities of the Sea; Hai Ba De Jing
• 一心一德　十全十美 Single-Heartedly, Perfect in Every Way
• 立志如高山 培德似深海 Have aspirations lofty as mountains; Nurture virtue deep as the ocean.
• 此乘功德满(此乘功德滿) this vehicle is filled with merit
• 十德 ten virtues
• 十二佛名神呪校量功德除障灭罪经(十二佛名神呪校量功德除障滅罪經) Dvādaśabuddhakasūtra; Shi Er Fo Ming Shen Zhou Xiaoliang Gongde Chu Zhang Mie Zui Jing
• 有德人必尊之 有功人必崇之 有容人必附之 有量人必敬之 He who has virtue is surely reputable. He who has merit is surely honorable. He who has tolerance is surely reliable. He who has capacity is surely respectable.
• 受持七佛名号所生功德经(受持七佛名號所生功德經) Sutra on the Merits Produced from Reciting the Names of the Seven Buddhas; Shouchi Qi Fo Minghao Suo Sheng Gongde Jing
• 持经功德(持經功德) the merit of upholding this sutra
• 大威德消灾吉祥陀罗尼经(大威德消災吉祥陀羅尼經) Yamantaka Jvalosnisa Dharani Sutra
• 种德经(種德經) Soṇadaṇḍa Sutta; Soṇadaṇḍasutta
• 威德轮天(威德輪天) Tejomālinī
• 光德太子经(光德太子經) Sutra on Prince Punyarasmi
• 药师琉璃光七佛本愿功德经(藥師琉璃光七佛本願功德經) Sutra on the Merits of the Medicine Master of Lapis Lazuli Radiance and Seven Buddhas; Yaoshi Liuli Guang Qi Fo Ben Yuan Gongde Jing
• 景德传灯录(景德傳燈錄) The Records of the Transmission of the Lamp; Jingde Chuandeng Lu
• 绍德(紹德) Shao De
• 分别功德論(分別功德論) Punya Vibhanga Sutra (Sutra on the Distinguishing Merits and Virtues)
• 善德天子会(善德天子會) Acintyabuddhaviṣayānirdeśa; Shande Hui
• 福德非颠倒(福德非顛倒) merit and blessings are not illusory
• 昙无德四分律(曇無德四分律) Dharmaguptaka Four Part Vinaya
• 1. 佛光人身语行为要有社会性 2. 佛光人弘法利生要有使命感 3. 佛光人五欲六尘要有自制力 4. 佛光人做人处事要有公德心(1. 佛光人身語行為要有社會性 2. 佛光人弘法利生要有使命感 3. 佛光人五欲六塵要有自制力 4. 佛光人做人處事要有公德心) 1. Fo Guang members should speak and act with a sense of social involvement. 2. Fo Guang members should propagate the Dharma and benefit living beings with a sense of mission. 3. Fo Guang members should have self-discipline against the Five Desires and Six Objects. 4. Fo Guang members have a sense of social responsibility.
• 憨山德清 Hanshan Deqing

Also contained in

德保 、 德川幕府 、 新德里 、 德庆 、 道德相对主义 、 民德 、 嗛嗛之德 、 安德海 、 修昔底德陷阱 、 泰米尔纳德 、 品德 、 亚里斯多德 、 赛德克族 、 道德 、 黑落德 、 查德 、 绥德 、 路德雀鹛 、 盛德 、 雷德 、 广德 、 德意志 、 承德 、 喜德县 、 默罕默德 、 范德瓦耳斯力

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 18 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 153
• Scroll 18 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 150
• Scroll 7 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 147
• Scroll 1 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 143
• Scroll 5 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 126
• Scroll 4 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 119
• Scroll 1 Sutra on the Names of a Thousand Buddhas from the Future Kalpa (Weilai Xingxiu Jie Qian Fo Ming Jing) 未來星宿劫千佛名經 — count: 118
• Scroll 1 Weimo Yi Ji 維摩義記 — count: 111
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 109
• Scroll 1 Sutra on the Names of a Thousand Buddhas from the Future Kalpa (Weilai Xingxiu Jie Qian Fo Ming Jing) 未來星宿劫千佛名經 — count: 95

Collocations

• 种德 (種德) 名曰種德 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 31
• 戒德 (戒德) 戒德具足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 16
• 德婆罗门 (德婆羅門) 波斯匿王即封此城與種德婆羅門 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 14
• 神德 (神德) 何謂四神德 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
• 象德 (象德) 名曰象德 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
• 德具足 (德具足) 戒德具足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
• 德日 (德日) 其德日進 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 4
• 德增上 (德增上) 又大婆羅門戒德增上 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 3
• 五功德 (五功德) 有五功德 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
• 先德 (先德) 先德耆舊大婆羅門智者所說 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 3