Dong Chinese dictionary

dài

replace

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

弋 Sound component

yì

to shoot

代 and 弋 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.代 /*lˤək-s/
弋 /*lək/

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

代

dài

replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation; to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Most common words with 代

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	代表	delegate
	时代	age
	年代	age
	代	to substitute
	现代	modern times

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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