岱 dài — Dai (Mount Tai) · English

岱

dài

Dai (Mount Tai)

At a glance · 岱

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从山代声，形声字，本为泰山的别称（岱宗）。隶楷作「岱」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「岱」专指泰山，古称岱宗、岱岳。

Structure

形声字，山为意符，代为声符。

At a glance

Pinyindài

Radical山

Strokes8

UnicodeU+5CB1

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English Dai (Mount Tai) Dai, another name for Mount Tai.

Français Dai (Mont Tai) Dai, un autre nom du Mont Tai.

Español Dai (Monte Tai) Dai, otro nombre del Monte Tai.

العربية داي (جبل تاي) داي اسم آخر لجبل تاي.

Русский Дай (гора Тай) Дай — другое имя горы Тайшань.

Common words

岱dàiMount Tai
岱岳dài yuèMount Tai

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