近代 jìndài Modern

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Stroke order

近代 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

近代 — the Chinese character for Modern (jìndài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 近代 — Modern

近 — 7 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

the not-very-distant past
modern times, excluding recent decades
(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
capitalist times (pre-1949)

Characters in 近代

近 jìn — near; close to; approximately
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

近代 is pronounced jìndài and means “Modern”.

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