Chinese symbol for “eon”
代
dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eon is 代 (dài), defined as: to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “eon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宙 | zhòu | eternity; (geology) eon |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 代.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | age; era |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 现代 (現代) | xiàn dài | modern times; modern age |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eon”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.