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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
取代 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
取代 =
ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ · qǔdài
verb — to replace; to take the place of

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to take (取得)耳 ear + 又 hand:割敵耳記功
to stand in for (代替)dài亻 person; 弋 yì gives the sound
取代,取得的取,代替的代。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一隻手(又)抓走耳(耳),位子空了,換人站上。
A hand (又) seizes the ear (耳); the place falls empty, and another steps in.
字源記憶法