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玳

dài

Character

What 玳 means

1. tortoise shell
2. turtle

Other readings

玳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dàivariant of {玳|dài}

Words starting with 玳

• 玳瑁dài màohawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); tortoiseshell; Taiwan pr. dài mèi
• 玳瑁壳dài mào kétortoise shell
• 玳瑁眼镜dài mào yǎn jìnghawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses

Characters built on 代

These share the phonetic component 代 (dài), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 贷dàito lend on interest; to borrow; a loan
• 袋dàipouch; bag; sack
• 黛dàiumber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
• 岱DàiMt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山

Characters that look like 玳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 织zhīto weave; to knit
• 既jìalready; since; both... (and...)
• 眠miánto sleep; to hibernate
• 贼zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked
• 绒róngvelvet; woolen
• 砜fēngsulfone

Sounds the same

Read dài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 带band; belt; girdle
• 戴to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear
• 袋pouch; bag; sack
• 代to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
• 待to wait; to treat; to deal with
• 贷to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan
• 逮(literary) to reach; used in 逮捕
• 怠idle; lazy; negligent
• 黛umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
• 殆(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh
• 岱Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山
• 埭dam