代
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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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- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 人 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 代
- Common rank
- #185
- Unicode
- U+4EE3
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Formation & memory
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How 代 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time
Components 亻 弋
How to remember it
substitute for · Heisig RSH #828
人 person + arrow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 代
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中生代 | Mesozoic (geological era 250–65 million years ago, covering the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cr… | |
| 中生代 | the middle generation (between senior and junior cohorts, esp. in a profession) | |
| 下一代 | the next generation | |
| 代利斯 | Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base | |
| 分手代理 | "break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does n… | |
| 代理人 | agent | |
| 代数学 | algebra (as branch of math.) | |
| 新一代 | new generation | |
| 平安时代 | Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history | |
| 中石器时代 | Mesolithic Era | |
| 子代 | offspring; child's generation | |
| 一代不如一代 | to be getting worse with each generation | |
| 代县 | Dai County or Daixian, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi | |
| 新生代 | Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years) | |
| 新生代 | new generation | |
| 一代 | an era; an age; a generation | |
| 线性代数 | linear algebra | |
| 布尔代数 | Boolean algebra | |
| 全国人民代表大会 | National People's Congress (NPC) | |
| 黄金时代 | golden age |
Sound family
These characters use 代 as their sound component — compare how they read.