三代

Traditional form:

三代

Pinyin (reading):

sāndài

Definitions:

• three generations of a family
• the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace