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Definition 2024
借字
借字
Chinese
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
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letter; symbol; character; word
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Noun
借字
- (linguistics) phonetic loan character, a word that takes another's meaning
Synonyms
- 通假字 (tōngjiǎzì)
Verb
借字
- to use one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters