当代 dāngdài Contemporary

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Traditional: 當代

Stroke order

当代 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

当代 — the Chinese character for Contemporary (dāngdài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 当代 — Contemporary

当 — 6 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

the present age
the contemporary era

Characters in 当代

当 dāng — (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
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

当代 is pronounced dāngdài and means “Contemporary”.

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