代 dài replace
Made up of [亻 rén Person (radical) radical 9, 弋 yì catch; shoot radical 56]Made with 5 strokes.
A person with calipers which indicate process of copying hence 'replace'
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 亻 rén component: 俩 bǐng (both) 倡 chàng (to initiate) 但 dàn (but) 倒 dào (fall) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 份 fèn (portion) 供 gōng (to provide) 估 gū (estimate) 何 hé (what) 候 hòu (wait) 侯 hóu (nobleman) 化 huà (to make into) 华 huá (splendid) 花 huā (flower) 健 jiàn (healthy) 两 liǎng (pair) 们 mén (s) 你 nǐ (you) 仁 rén (humane) 什 shén (what) 他 tā (he) 位 wèi (position) 仙 xiān (immortal) 信 xìn (letter) 夜 yè (night) 亿 yì (100,000,000) 攸 yōu (distant) 值 zhí (value) 住 zhù (to live) 传 zhuàn (biography) 作 zuò (to do) 做 zuò (to make)
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戴 dài (to respect)Different tone
歹 dāi (bad)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo To move beyond current work and meddle in other's duties. To take things into your own hands. A back seat driver.取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī To act as a substitute or replacement for someone.