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Definition
dài:* 等，等候。 ～到。～旦。拭目以～。 * 以某种态度或行为加之于人或事物。 对～。招～。～遇。～人接物。 * 将，要（古典戏曲小说和现代某些方言的用法） 正～出门，有人来了。 dāi:* 停留，逗留，迟延。 你～一会儿再走
treat, entertain, receive; wait
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->