The kanji 迭 means "to take turns," "to alternate," "to succeed," or "to replace." It often implies a cyclical or sequential action, where one thing follows another in a defined order.

・On-yomi (音読み): * テツ 迭 ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): * かわる 迭 (kawaru - to change, to alternate) * たがいに 迭 (tagaini - mutually, each other)

⚫︎ 交代 (こうたい) Translation: alternation; change; relief; shift ⚫︎ 更迭 (こうてつ) Translation: replacement; removal; dismissal ⚫︎ 迭次 (てつじ) Translation: successively; one after another

The kanji 迭 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The left side is a radical called 辶 (しんにょう - shinnyou), which indicates movement or going. The right side is a phonetic component 㞢 (pronounced as tetsu). The original meaning of 迭 related to the movement of alternating or taking turns, and the character's form reflects this concept by combining the idea of movement (辶) with a sound that gives us a hint about the pronunciation.