替

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to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

One man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation

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夫 husband + 日 day

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

These characters use 替 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
替 sound part	tì	to change, to replace, to substitute for
潜	qián	to hide; secret, latent, hidden