假借义 jiǎ jiè yì

loan meaning of a character by sound

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 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")

Characters

Character Meaning
假 jiǎ HSK 3
fake; false; artificial
借 jiè HSK 3
to borrow; to lend; by means of
义 yì HSK 5
meaning; righteousness; justice