(dài)

8 strokes

Mt Tai in Shandong

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dài
Meaning
Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱代山

In this compound, the meaning comes from (mountain); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dàizōng

another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five…

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dàishān

Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang

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dàimiào

Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai

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light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a m…

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