代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
代理
dàilǐ
to act for; agent
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我代理他。 Wǒ dàilǐ tā. I act for him.
- 她是代理。 Tā shì dàilǐ. She is an agent.
- 代理在开会。 Dàilǐ zài kāihuì. The agent is in a meeting.
Related words
- 代 dài generation; age
- 代表 dàibiǎo representative; to represent
- 代表团 dàibiǎotuán delegation
- 古代 gǔdài ancient times
- 年代 niándài era; period of years
- 时代 shídài era; age
- 现代 xiàndài modern
- 代替 dàitì to replace
- 近代 jìndài modern times
- 替代 tìdài to replace
- 代价 dàijià cost; price paid
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary