代

dài

to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Radical: 亻 HSK 3 v, q, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

代 decomposes into the following components:

亻 弋

Words containing 代

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 代.

一代
yī dài
generation
万代
wàn dài
Bandai toy company
三代
sān dài
third-generation
上代
shàng dài
previous generation
世代
shì dài
generation
二代
èr dài
secondary
五代
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
交代
jiāo dài
to hand over
亲代
qīn dài
parent's generation
代为
dài wéi
代书
dài shū
to write for sb else
代代
dài dài
from generation to generation

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 仨 仪 仫

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