通假 tōngjiǎ to borrow characters Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 通假 tōngjiǎ to borrow characters to use a homophonous or near-homophonous character in place of a standard character in ancient texts phonetic loan the practice or linguistic phenomenon of using interchangeable homophones in ancient Chinese texts Cross-References Same as 通借 tōngjièSynonym 通假字 tōngjiǎzìReferenced by 借字 jièzì
通假 tōngjiǎ to borrow characters to use a homophonous or near-homophonous character in place of a standard character in ancient texts phonetic loan the practice or linguistic phenomenon of using interchangeable homophones in ancient Chinese texts Cross-References Same as 通借 tōngjièSynonym 通假字 tōngjiǎzìReferenced by 借字 jièzì
