Definitions

1. 1. to make use of
2. 2. to use sth as pretext
3. 3. under false pretenses
4. 4. under the guise of
5. 5. masquerading as
6. 6. lenient
7. 7. tolerant
8. 8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
9. 9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
10. 10. also called phonetic loan

Components

• 假 jiǎ – fake
• 借 jiè – to lend

Related Words

• 假借义 jiǎ jiè yì – borrowed meaning
• 假借字 jiǎ jiè zì – loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)