通假字 tōng jiǎ zì

phonetic loan character

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
通 tōng HSK 4
to connect; to communicate; to go through
假 jiǎ HSK 3
fake; false; artificial
字 zì HSK 1
character; symbol; word