- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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取而代之
取而代之
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#28257
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 。
The old was replaced by the new.
COLLOCATIONS2 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
取而代之
Traditional取
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#28257
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 。
The old was replaced by the new.
COLLOCATIONS2 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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