Chinese

代表

dàibiǎo
to represent (to stand or act in place of, or be a political representative)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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Lineage

  • characterChinese代 “to replace; to take the place of”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese弋 “retrievable arrow attached to a string”
  • characterChinese表 “outer garment”
    • simplified fromChinese錶 “watch (portable timepiece) (Classifier: 塊／块 m)”
    • ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • ideaChinese毛 “hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)”

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