updated sense approved 假借字 · jiǎjièzì · phonetic loan
假借字
jiǎjièzì
phonetic loan
A Chinese character borrowed for its sound to represent a word with the same or similar pronunciation, one of the Six Methods (六书) of character formation.→ A Chinese character borrowed for its sound to represent a word with the same or similar pronunciation, one of the [[六书|六書|liu4 shu1]] of character formation.“其”本义是簸箕，后来借用为代词，是典型的假借字。
created sense approved 假借字 · jiǎjièzì · phonetic loan
假借字
jiǎjièzì
phonetic loan
A Chinese character borrowed for its sound to represent a word with the same or similar pronunciation, one of the Six Methods (六书) of character formation.
“其”本义是簸箕，后来借用为代词，是典型的假借字。