假借

假借 jiǎ jiè ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaa2 ze3

  • to make use of
  • to use sth as pretext
  • under false pretenses
  • under the guise of
  • masquerading as
  • lenient
  • tolerant
  • loan character (one of the Six Methods 六书 (六書) of forming Chinese characters)
  • character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  • also called phonetic loan

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 假 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown