假 (jiǎ) — fake, false; artificial
Definition
Adjective meaning 'fake, false, artificial' — describes things that are not real or genuine (假钱, 假话). Among siblings, 错误 means 'mistaken/wrong', while 虚伪 and 虚假 describe a person's insincere or deceptive nature, not objects.
adjective
fakefalseartificial
Examples
- ，假。Tā xiào le, dàn nà shì jiǎ de.He smiled, but it was fake.
- 假。Zhè zhāng qián shì jiǎ de.This bill is fake.
- 。Bié xiāng xìn tā shuō de jiǎ huà.Don't believe the false words he said.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
叚
叚jiǎ假jiǎ
Same sound today
假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.
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