see 的士[di1 shi4]
really and truly
de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

= + : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).
(bound form) bull's-eye; target

的 character breakdown

spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a white flag. The sun (日) is waving with a white (白) flag (白) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) while Beelzebub (b) is beating them with a big petal leaf (丶).

Characters with 的 as component

some / few / a little (Cantonese)
(literary) lotus seed / Taiwan pr. [di1]

Words with 的

(coll.) to take a taxi / to go by taxi
How did it happen? / What's wrong? / What went wrong? / What's up?
you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
Minecraft (video game)
weak and inept person / hopeless case
to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard
motorcycle taxi / abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士[mo2 tuo1 che1 di1 shi4]
what for / why / how

Sentences with 的

ná
ǎn
lǎo
su̅n
de
dà
huán
da̅o
lái