显生代 in English Xian3 sheng1 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], approximately 540m year ago

Simplified Characters

显 生 代

Traditional Characters

顯 生 代

Pinyin

Xian3 sheng1 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

显xian3to make visible 生sheng1to be born 代dai4to substitute