年代 niándài years

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Measure word: 个

Stroke order

年代 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

年代 — the Chinese character for years (niándài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 年代 — years

年 — 6 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
age
era
period

Characters in 年代

年 nián — year; grain; harvest (old)
代 dài — to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

年代 is pronounced niándài and means “years”.

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