包 办 代 替

bāobàndàitì

to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act

Traditional 包辦代替

Meaning

bāobàndàitìbao1 ban4 dai4 ti4

5 strokes

4 strokes

5 strokes

12 strokes

bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package

Radical 勹 · 5 strokes · Parts 勹巳

Ideographic: To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation

bàn · to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

Radical 力 · 4 strokes · Parts 力八

Pictophonetic: strength

dài · era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Radical 亻 · 5 strokes · Parts 亻弋

Ideographic: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time

tì · to change, to replace, to substitute for

Radical 曰 · 12 strokes · Parts 夫夫日

Ideographic: One man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation

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