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Character Decomposition
代=亻+弋
Etymology
A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time
Meanings
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
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Words with 代 464 total
ancient times古代gǔ dàidynasty · reign (of a king)朝代cháo dàisecond generation二代èr dàito transfer (duties to sb else) · to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth) · to explain; to give an account; to brief · to confess; to account for oneself · (jocular) to come to a bad end交代jiāo dàia changeover of personnel · a new shift · (lit.) replacement for soldier on leave for the melon-picking season瓜代guā dàithe not-very-distant past · modern times, excluding recent decades · (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) · capitalist times (pre-1949)近代jìn dài
Idioms with 代 53 total Chain