假借

jiǎ jiè

Definitions

1. to make use of
2. to use sth as pretext
3. under false pretenses
4. under the guise of
5. masquerading as
6. lenient
7. tolerant
8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
10. also called phonetic loan

Words Containing 假借

• 假借字 jiǎ jiè zì: loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
• 假借义 jiǎ jiè yì: the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jiǎ jiè zì] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[ér] originally meant \beard\ but acquired the meaning \and\)

Child Words of 假借

• 借 jiè: to lend
• 假 jiǎ: fake
• 假 jià: vacation