代 dài

代 (dài) is a Chinese character with 5 strokes, taught at HSK level 3. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: dài
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK level 3
Component: 亻

Meaning

代 means to substitute; generation in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to substitute; generation
Spanish	sustituir; generación
Portuguese	substituir; geração
French	remplacer; génération
German	ersetzen; Generation
Italian	sostituire; generazione
Russian	заменять; поколение
Arabic	يستبدل; جيل
Hindi	बदलना; पीढ़ी
Indonesian	menggantikan; generasi
Vietnamese	thay; thế hệ
Japanese	代わる; 世代
Korean	대신; 세대

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 代 loaded.

Characters at the same level

旧 jiù 光 guāng 望 wàng 乡 xiāng 尽 jìn 苦 kǔ 石 shí 父 fù 母 mǔ 羊 yáng 糖 táng 汤 tāng