代言人 (dài yán rén) — spokesperson, mouthpiece

Definition

noun

spokespersonmouthpiece

Measure word · 个

代言人。
Tā shì gōng sī de guān fāng dài yán rén.
He is the company's official spokesperson.
代言人。
Zhè wèi dài yán rén zài xīn wén fā bù huì shàng huí dá le jì zhě de wèn tí.
This spokesperson answered reporters' questions at the press conference.
代言人，。
Zuò wéi pǐn pái dài yán rén, tā xū yào jīng cháng chū xí huó dòng.
As a brand spokesperson, she needs to attend events frequently.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

代言speak for

代dàion behalf言yánspeech

偏正Modifier + head

代言人 brings together 代 on behalf, 言 speech, and 人 person to mean the person who speaks for someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻弋代

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì代dài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 代, 亻 shows a person, and 弋 gives the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early form of 言 shows an opening and a mark indicating a location; the location is not described as the source of speech.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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