假 jiǎ — borrow, false · English

假

jiǎ

borrow, false

At a glance · 假

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从人（亻）叚声，形声字，本指借、非真。隶楷作「假」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「假」本指借取、不真，引申为假设、代理。

Structure

形声字，人（亻）为意符，叚为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjiǎ

Radical亻

Strokes11

UnicodeU+5047

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English borrow, false To borrow; false, not real; if.

Français emprunter, faux Emprunter; faux, pas réel; si.

Español pedir prestado, falso Pedir prestado; falso, no real; si.

العربية يستعير، زائف يستعير أو زائف أو إذا.

Русский одалживать, ложный Одалживать; ложный, ненастоящий; если.

Common words

假jiǎfalse
假如jiǎ rúif

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