代

dài

replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation

How to write 代, stroke by stroke

to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Ideographic: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time

Made of 亻 + 弋

代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
时代shí dàiage; era; epoch; period (in one's life)
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period
代价dài jiàprice; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
代替dài tìto replace; to take the place of
现代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age; modern era
代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy
代码dài mǎcode
交代jiāo dàito transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
取代qǔ dàito replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
古代gǔ dàiancient times
一代yī dàigeneration

公正的代价很高。
gōng zhèng de dài jià hěn gāo 。
Justice is expensive.
我代表公司欢迎你的来临。
wǒ dài biǎo gōng sī huān yíng nǐ de lái lín 。
On behalf of the company, I welcome you.
这首歌在七十年代很流行。
zhè shǒu gē zài qī shí nián dài hěn liú xíng 。
This song was popular in the 1970s.
革命迎来了新时代。
gé mìng yíng lái le xīn shí dài 。
The revolution ushered in a new era.
塑料代替了许多传统的原料。
sù liào dài tì le xǔ duō chuán tǒng de yuán liào 。
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.