代际
dài​jì

intergenerational

代 dài replace

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

弋
弋 Sound component
yì to shoot
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 6 verified)

袋贷黛岱玳貸

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdojHlˤək-s replace

說文解字

《說文》：“代，更也。从人，弋聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

际 jì border Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 示 represents the sound. Simplified form of 際.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

示
示 Simplified component
shì show

Simplified from the traditional phonetic component 祭.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

際 jì border Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

祭
祭 Sound component
jì, zhài sacrifice to

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsjejH[ts][a]p-s connection

說文解字

壁會也。从𨸏祭聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)