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通假字
tōng​jiǎ​zì

phonetic loan character

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
通假字 tōng​jiǎ​zì
phonetic loan character
A character used in ancient Chinese texts to represent another word with a similar or identical sound, rather than using the character normally associated with that word.

Cross-References

Antonym

  • 本字 běn​zì

Synonym

  • 通假 tōng​jiǎ
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