| 通假字 |
tōng jiǎ zì |
phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters |
| 通 |
tōng |
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 |
tòng |
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 通假 |
tōng jiǎ |
phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters |
| 假 |
gēi |
used in 假掰 |
| 假 |
jiǎ |
fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose |
| 假 |
jià |
vacation |
| 假 |
jiǎ |
variant of 假 / to borrow |
| 字 |
zì |
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |