假借字

jiǎ jiè zì

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Definitions

  1. 1. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  2. 2. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  3. 3. also called phonetic loan

Child Words of 假借字

借
jiè

to lend

假
jiǎ

fake

假
jià

vacation

字
zì

letter

借字
jiè zì

see 通假字[tōng jiǎ zì]

假借
jiǎ jiè

to make use of