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玳
dài
tortoise shell
🔤 Pictophonetic:
王 (jade) provides meaning, 代 provides pronunciation
Words Using 玳 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
玳
dài
tortoise shell / turtle
玳
dài
tortoise shell / turtle
玳瑁
dàimào
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) / tortoiseshell / Taiwan pr. <dàimèi>
玳瑁
dàimào
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) / tortoiseshell / Taiwan pr. <dàimèi>
玳瑁壳
dàimàoké
tortoise shell
玳瑁壳
dàimàoké
tortoise shell
玳瑁眼镜
dàimàoyǎnjìng
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses / CL:[[副<fù>]]
玳瑁眼镜
dàimàoyǎnjìng
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses / CL:[[副<fù>]]
Component Breakdown
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⿰王代
i
Component Tree i
wáng
王
king, ruler; royal; surname
💡 Ideographic:
A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)
4 strokes
HSK 5
dài
代
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
💡 Ideographic:
A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time
5 strokes
HSK 5