岱

dài

代 + 山

Definitions

dài Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 代 represents the sound.

Semantic: 山 Phonetic: 代

About

The character 岱 is a phonosemantic compound formed by the semantic radical 山 ('mountain') at the bottom, indicating its association with landforms, and the phonetic component 代 (dài) at the top. Historically and literarily, it is an alternative name for Mount Tai, the easternmost and most prominent of the Five Great Mountains and a major geographical landmark in China. Its meaning is narrowly restricted to this specific mountain, functioning alongside the more common term 泰山, and it has never developed extended senses.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

岱岳是一座名山。

Dài yuè shì yī zuò míng shān.

Mount Dai is a famous mountain.

我们计划游览岱宗。

Wǒmen jìhuà yóulǎn Dàizōng.

We plan to visit Mount Dai.

岱宗的风景非常美丽。

Dàizōng de fēngjǐng fēichāng měilì.

The scenery of Mount Dai is very beautiful.

昨天我们登上了岱岳。

Zuótiān wǒmen dēng shàngle Dài yuè.

Yesterday we climbed Mount Dai.

为了看日出，我们去了岱宗。

Wèile kàn rìchū, wǒmen qùle Dàizōng.

To see the sunrise, we went to Mount Dai.

岱岳比许多山都雄伟。

Dài yuè bǐ xǔduō shān dōu xióngwěi.

Mount Dai is more majestic than many mountains.

岱宗在中国历史中很重要。

Dàizōng zài Zhōngguó lìshǐ zhōng hěn zhòngyào.

Mount Dai is very important in Chinese history.

如果你去山东，一定要参观岱岳。

Rúguǒ nǐ qù Shāndōng, yīdìng yào cānguān Dài yuè.

If you go to Shandong, you must visit Mount Dai.

Related Characters

Component: 代

Component: 山

岱