岱 (dài) — another name for Mount Tai (Taishan), a famous mountain in Shandong, China
Definition
noun
another name for Mount Tai (Taishan)a famous mountain in ShandongChina
Measure word · 座
Easily confused
- 贷dàilook-aliketo lend or borrow (money)
- 带dàisound-alike(verb) to bring, to carry, to take along
- 待dàisound-aliketo treat, to deal with (a person or a matter)
- 待dàisound-aliketo stay, to remain
- 戴dàisound-aliketo put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves, jewelry, etc.)
- 代dàisound-aliketo substitute, to act on behalf of, to replace
Examples
- 岱。dài Zōng shì zhōng guó zuì zhù míng de shān fēng zhī yī.Mount Tai is one of the most famous peaks in China.
- 岱。Gǔ dài huáng dì cháng dēng dài yuè jì tiān.Ancient emperors often climbed Mount Tai to worship heaven.
- 岱。Hěn duō shī rén xiě guò zàn měi dài yuè de shī.Many poets have written poems praising Mount Tai.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
岱 puts 山, meaning mountain, beside 代, which gives the sound dài.
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