历代 lìdài past dynasties

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Traditional: 歷代

Stroke order

历代 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

历代 — the Chinese character for past dynasties (lìdài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 历代 — past dynasties

历 — 4 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

successive generations
successive dynasties
past dynasties

Characters in 历代

历 lì — calendar; to experience; to undergo
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

历代 is pronounced lìdài and means “past dynasties”.

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