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黛
dài
to blacken one's eyebrows; black
🔤 Pictophonetic:
黑 (black) provides meaning, 代 provides pronunciation
Words Using 黛 (8)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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黛
dài
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
黛
dài
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
眉黛
méidài
eyebrows (with umber black make-up)
眉黛
méidài
eyebrows (with umber black make-up)
黛安娜
Dàiānnà
Diana (goddess in Roman mythology)
黛安娜
Dàiānnà
Diana (goddess in Roman mythology)
史黛西
Shǐdàixī
Stacy (name)
史黛西
Shǐdàixī
Stacy (name)
奥黛丽
Àodàilì
Audrey
奥黛丽
Àodàilì
Audrey
林黛玉
LínDàiyù
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu [[賈寶玉|贾宝玉]]
林黛玉
LínDàiyù
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu [[賈寶玉|贾宝玉]]
烟花粉黛
yānhuāfěndài
woman / prostitute / love-making / literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
烟花粉黛
yānhuāfěndài
woman / prostitute / love-making / literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
青黛
qīngdài
indigo (dye) / Indigo naturalis extract (used in TCM)
青黛
qīngdài
indigo (dye) / Indigo naturalis extract (used in TCM)
Component Breakdown
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⿱代黑
i
Component Tree i
dài
代
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
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