时代 shídài times, epoch

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Traditional: 時代
Measure word: 个

Stroke order

时代 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

时代 — the Chinese character for times, epoch (shídài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 时代 — times, epoch

时 — 7 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

age
era
epoch
period (in one's life)

Characters in 时代

时 shí — o'clock; time; when
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

时代 is pronounced shídài and means “times, epoch”.

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