Chinese Character 代 Meanings and components.

Form

代

Meaning

代 meaning[3] in English

To Substitute.

To Act On Behalf Of Others.

To Replace.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 代 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and to shoot (弋)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OIP

How to write 代

To write代dai4to substitute you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 弋yi4to shoot arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 弋 = 代

代 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 代 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 代, looks as follow:

代
Pinyin:dai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Substitute . To Act On Behalf Of Others . To Replace . Generation . Dynasty . Age . Period . (Historical) Era . (Geological) Eon
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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