通假字

tōng jiǎ zì

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Definitions

1. phonetic loan character
2. using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

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Child Words of 通假字

• 假 假 jiǎ: fake
• 假 假 jià: vacation
• 字 字 zì: letter
• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 通假 通假 tōng jiǎ: phonetic loan character