| 指 | zhǐ dài | to refer to / to be used in place of | 
| 指 | zhǐ | finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end | 
| 代 | dài | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |