假借字

jiǎ jiè zì

Dictionary entry

loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

What does 假借字 mean?

假借字 (jiǎ jiè zì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

2character acquiring meanings by phonetic association

3also called phonetic loan

Character breakdown

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假gēiused in 假掰[gei1 bai1]借jièto borrow · (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend 字zìletter · symbol

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How to pronounce 假借字

假借字

jiǎ jiè zì

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