假借义

jiǎjièyì

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")

Traditional 假借義

Meaning

jiǎjièyìjia3 jie4 yi4
  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")

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