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Definitions4 charactersHISTORICAL
yuán2 shǐ3 shí2 dài4
source, origin, beginning / to begin, to start; beginning / time, season; period, era, age / era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

As word

1
yuán2
source, origin, beginning / to begin, to start; beginning / time, season; period, era, age / (historical) era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
2
shǐ3
source, origin, beginning / to begin, to start; beginning / time, season; period, era, age / (historical) era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
3
shí2
source, origin, beginning / to begin, to start; beginning / time, season; period, era, age / (historical) era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
4
dài4
source, origin, beginning / to begin, to start; beginning / time, season; period, era, age / (historical) era, generation; to substitute for, to replace