dài

replace

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

弋 sound component

  Sound component

  

to shoot

Evolution

代 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
代 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
代 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

dài

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

Most common words with 代
Freq.
Word
Meaning

代表

delegate

时代

age

年代

age

to substitute

现代

modern times

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)