代表

Etymology · 词源

“代”的历史构形可以这样理解：亻主要提示意义范围；弋主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “表”的历史构形可以这样理解：毛、衣主要提示意义范围。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“代表”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound. Depicts clothes (衣) made from fur (毛), typically the outermost layer of clothing. In simplified Chinese 表 is also used to mean "wristwatch", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 錶. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 代表 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。