岱 meaning and stroke order
The Daishan mountain in Shandong
How to write 岱, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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How 岱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 代 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 岱
岱 puts 代 (dài) on top of 山 (shān, mountain). 代 gives the sound dài and 山 tells you it is a mountain, so think of 岱 as "the dài mountain."
岱 is a formal, literary name for 泰山 (Tàishān), Mount Tai in Shandong. It is mostly seen in place names, poetry, and set phrases rather than everyday speech. Example: 岱宗夫如何 (Dài zōng fú rú hé), "What is Mount Tai like?", the opening line of Du Fu's poem 望岳.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes misread 岱 as 代 or 袋 (dài, bag) because they share the same top and sound. Remember that only 岱 has 山 at the bottom, and it always relates to the mountain.
Questions about 岱
How many strokes are in 岱?
岱 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 岱 mean?
岱 (dài) means the Daishan mountain in Shandong.
How do you pronounce 岱?
岱 is pronounced dài, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 岱?
The radical of 岱 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 岱 under this radical.
Is 岱山 the same as 泰山?
In classical texts 岱 and 岱宗 refer to 泰山 (Tàishān). Today 岱山 (Dàishān) is also the name of a county on islands in Zhejiang, so context matters.
What does 岱宗 mean?
岱宗 (Dàizōng) is an honorific name for Mount Tai. It calls it the most respected of the Five Great Mountains. You will meet it mainly in classical poetry.