Zi:代

代 [dài] substitute/replace (​替代); represent (代​表); ​时代 times/era, ​世代 generation, ​歷代 bygone era; ​朝代 dynasty; (HDZ:) …; (​姓)

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 代 dài ‘change/substitute/replace’ (​更代) combines ​亻(​人 rén) ‘person’, and ​弋 yì (phonosemantic).
    Compare: ​弋 yì ← MC /Øjik/; ​式 shì ← MC /ɕjik/ (SBGY).
    Compare: ​忒 tè ← MC /thək/; ​貣(​𧴮) tè ← MC /thək/dək/ (SBGY).
    Compare: 代 dài ← MC /dəis/; ​弟(​𠂖) dì ← MC /diʔ/dis/ (SBGY), cf. ​弋.
    Compare: 代 dài (5 strokes); ​伐 fá ‘cut down’ (6 strokes).
    Note: Usage of 代 dài ‘era’ (as in ​世代) is said to have arisen in Táng times from taboo avoidance of ​世, substituting 代 dài ‘substitute’ for ​世 shì (DYC).
    HDZ: 代 : dài : (SW: ​更) ​替代, ​替​换; ​交​替, ​轮​流; ​接​替, ​承​继; (cf. ​世: shì) ​世代, ​年代, ​时代 (cf. DYC: (​唐) ​避​諱); ​世​界, ​世​上; (​中​医) ​脉​象​之​一 (代​脉); (​语​法) (​简​称) 代​词; ​大; (​古​国​名); (​古​州​名); (​姓)
    HDC: ​更代 : ​替​换
    HDC: ​替​换 : ​把​原​来​的 (​工​作​着​的​人、​使​用​着​的​衣​物​等) ​调​换​下​来, ​倒​换
    HDC: ​遞代 : ​依​次​替代, ​轮​换
    HDC: 代​語 : ​各​方​言​之​间​的​同​义​词
►references: Guǎngyùn:389.35; Wieger:71a; Karlgren:AD178,960,GSR918i; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.113.5; Mathews:5996; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:93.11; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:016.1.07; EDOC:1
►components: ​亻​弋​
►Cantonese: doih-
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Unicode: U+4EE3
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