埃迪卡拉纪

Traditional form:

埃迪卡拉紀

Pinyin (reading):

Aīdíkǎlājì

Definitions:

• Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era

Characters:

• 埃 - fine dust; dirt; Angstrom
• 迪 - to advance, to enlighten, to make progress
• 卡 - card, punch card; calorie
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 纪 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

Traditional characters:

• 埃 - fine dust; dirt; Angstrom
• 迪 - to advance, to enlighten, to make progress
• 卡 - card, punch card; calorie
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 紀 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal