替
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,511 U+66FF
How 替 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
One man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
replace · Heisig RSH #728
夫 husband + 日 day
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 替 as their sound component
These characters all use 替 (tì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 替 sound component | tì | to change, to replace, to substitute for |
| 潜 | qián | to hide; secret, latent, hidden |
Words containing 替
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 替天行道 | tì tiān xíng dào | (idiom) to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven |
| 安替比林 | ān tì bǐ lín | antipyrine (loanword) |
| 世代交替 | shì dài jiāo tì | (biology) alternation of generations; (fig.) generational succession; passing of the torch… |
| 替角儿 | tì jué r | erhua variant of 替角[ti4 jue2] |
| 代替者 | dài tì zhě | a substitute; a replacement |
| 包办代替 | bāo bàn dài tì | to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act |
| 替代品 | tì dài pǐn | substitute; alternative |
| 替身演员 | tì shēn yǎn yuán | body double; stunt double |
| 替班儿 | tì bān r | erhua variant of 替班[ti4 ban1] |
| 拉克替醇 | lā kè tì chún | lactitol, a sugar alcohol |
| 替补队员 | tì bǔ duì yuán | substitute player; reserve player |
| 冒名顶替者 | mào míng dǐng tì zhě | impersonator; impostor |
| 代替父母 | dài tì fù mǔ | in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law) |
| 替死鬼 | tì sǐ guǐ | scapegoat; fall guy |
| 平替 | píng tì | (neologism c. 2021) cheaper alternative; affordable alternative |
| 替工 | tì gōng | replacement worker; substitute worker |
| 光替 | guāng tì | stand-in (for lighting and camera setup) |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace; alternately; in turn |
| 替角 | tì jué | (theater) understudy |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stand-in; substitute; (cinema) body double; stunt double |