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假借

jiǎ jiè
Rare

Definitions

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

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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