Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “dai”
23 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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dāi
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Third tone
dǎi
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Fourth tone
dài
带
dài
待belt, strap
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3dài
代to entertain, to receive, to treat
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dài
戴era, generation
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5dài
袋to support
17 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dài
岱bag, sack
11 strokesdài
甙the Daishan mountain in Shandong
8 strokesdài
绐glucoside
8 strokesdài
迨to pretend, to fool, to cheat
8 strokesdài
骀while, until
8 strokesdài
怠tired old horse
8 strokesdài
殆idle
9 strokesdài
玳almost, probably
9 strokesdài
贷tortoise shell
9 strokesdài
埭to borrow
9 strokesdài
帶dam
11 strokesdài
貸belt, strap
11 strokesdài
黛to borrow
12 strokesdài
to blacken one's eyebrows
17 strokesSound in context
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