Memory phrase for the character: 代

代

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Meaning

generation, to substitute, dynasty

Pronunciation

 dài

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: saber 弋

Mnemonic
 
The person gives the saber (it's a heir) to the (next) generation.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
代 generation
弋 shoot, lanceIn the explanations this radical is referred as saber.
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 Vocabulary

启发 qǐ fā  
新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè  metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
代理人 dài lǐ rén  agent
历代 lì dài  successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
后代 hòu dài  posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations
代谢 dài xiè  replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)
近代 jìn dài  modern times
古代 gǔ dài  ancient times; olden times
代替 dài tì  instead; to replace; to substitute (X for Y, or a number in an algebraic expression)
代表 dài biǎo  representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
现代化 xiàn dài huà  modernization
现代化 xiàn dài huà  

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