in Shang Dynasty 德 include 3 parts. the left one is a radical which means“road”, and also means a person’s behavior. The right part is the eye, above this eye there is a straight line. It means looking steadily forward. so altogether means: we should be a person of integrity.
inscription on ancient bronze objects, the meaning of this character is more complete, under the eye there is a heart, it also means. Besides the eyes, our hearts also need to keep honest and upright.
in small seal script, the upside of the right part becomes “直”.the behavior with a straight and upright heart is “德”.
So now, this character means moral character, virtue, and integrity
First, our teacher Magic told us something about the history of “德”.
Learning the radical of the character. Magic showed Peter how to hold the brush.
Bianca and Grace practiced the radical for many times. Well done girls~!
Richard you can write a beautiful Chinese character, your Chinese name also includes this character, right?
If we practice more and more, we will find out it is less difficult than our imagination.
Show time~! Hope you can remember to be a person of integrity.