代 (dài) — Chinese Character

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

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 代.

一代

yī dài

万代

wàn dài

三代

sān dài

上代

shàng dài

世代

shì dài

二代

èr dài

五代

wǔ dài

交代

jiāo dài

亲代

qīn dài

代为

dài wéi

代书

dài shū

代代

dài dài

Characters that share the radical 亻.

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