The word 晓得 is formed through the combination of two characters: 晓, which originally means "dawn" or "to become light" but here carries the extended meaning "to understand" (as in things becoming clear), and 得, which functions as a complement indicating successful achievement or attainment of a result. Together, they literally and figuratively depict the idea of "understanding has been attained" or "knowledge has been reached", fusing into a single verb meaning "to know".