得

Glyph origin
. The ancient form of 得 is, composed of +  — to pick up a cowry > to obtain valuables. A component was sometimes added to show that the cowry was picked up on the road.

In the Qin Bamboo and Slip script:
 * a horizontal line was added to the, which means it is replaced with the related . This is a feature of Qin script, and many characters that used to compound with now compound with.

In the Shuowen seal script:
 * the corrupts into something resembling . However, this should be an error of Shuowen because it can only be only found in Shuowen and not in historical Qin Seal script, Qin Bamboo, and Slip script.

In the clerical script:
 * the is simplified as ; such simplification can be seen in its early form in Spring and Autumn and Warring States bronze inscriptions, Chu Bamboo, and Silk script, as well as other characters such as . Then it corrupts into  in later clerical script, and Regular script inherited it.

Etymology
relates it to 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) to get; to obtain; to gain, to acquire
 * 2) to contract (disease); to become ill with
 * 3) to result in; to produce
 * 4) to be ready; finished
 * 5) to suit; to fit
 * 6) satisfied; contented
 * 7)  can; may; to be permitted
 * 8)  to only have; to just have
 * 9)  OK; good
 * 10)  remarkable
 * 1) to suit; to fit
 * 2) satisfied; contented
 * 3)  can; may; to be permitted
 * 4)  to only have; to just have
 * 5)  OK; good
 * 6)  remarkable
 * 1)  to only have; to just have
 * 2)  OK; good
 * 3)  remarkable
 * 1)  OK; good
 * 2)  remarkable
 * 1)  OK; good
 * 2)  remarkable
 * 1)  OK; good
 * 2)  remarkable
 * 1)  OK; good
 * 2)  remarkable
 * 1)  OK; good
 * 2)  remarkable
 * 1)  remarkable
 * 1)  remarkable

Usage notes

 * When it is used between a verb and the complement, and the complement is used to indicate possibility or capacity, the negative form replaces 得 with.
 * If there is no complement, or if the complement describes the result or the extent of the verb, the negative form has in the place of 得.
 * If it is used after a verb-object construction, the verb is repeated again as "verb-object-verb-得-complement".
 * "Object-verb-得-complement" is also used.
 * If it is used after a verb-object construction, the verb is repeated again as "verb-object-verb-得-complement".
 * "Object-verb-得-complement" is also used.
 * If it is used after a verb-object construction, the verb is repeated again as "verb-object-verb-得-complement".
 * "Object-verb-得-complement" is also used.
 * "Object-verb-得-complement" is also used.

Definitions

 * 1)  to need (something)
 * 2)  must; to have to
 * 3)  (almost certainly) will
 * 4)  nice; satisfying
 * 1)  (almost certainly) will
 * 2)  nice; satisfying
 * 1)  nice; satisfying
 * 1)  nice; satisfying

Kanji

 * 1) acquire

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1) beneficial; with gain

Noun

 * 1) beneficial; with gain

Etymology
From.