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现代

Traditional: 現代

xiàn dài

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

xiàn dài · jin6 doi6 (Jyutping)

  1. Hyundai, South Korean company
  2. modern times
  3. modern age
  4. modern era

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

现

Meaning
appear, manifest, become visible
Radical
王
Strokes
8
Components
⿰王见
Cangjie
MGBHU
Four-corner
1711

代

Meaning
replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
Radical
亻
Strokes
5
Components
⿰亻弋
Cangjie
OIP
Four-corner
2324.0

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