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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
假 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人口卜水 (ORYE ), four-corner 27247 , composition ⿰亻 叚 )
Derived characters
Related characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 110 , character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 835
Dae Jaweon: page 233, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 196, character 2
Unihan data for U+5047
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 假
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han )
Liushutong (compiled in Ming )
Small seal script
Transcribed ancient scripts
Transcribed ancient scripts
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
葭
*kraː
麚
*kraː
瘕
*kraː, *kraːʔ
豭
*kraː
貑
*kraː
猳
*kraː
犌
*kraː
假
*kraːʔ, *kraːs
嘏
*kraːʔ
婽
*kraːʔ
椵
*kraːʔ
叚
*kraːʔ
蝦
*qʰraː, *ɡraː
煆
*qʰraː, *qʰraːs
霞
*ɡraː
遐
*ɡraː
瑕
*ɡraː
鰕
*ɡraː
碬
*ɡraː
蕸
*ɡraː
赮
*ɡraː
鍜
*ɡraː
騢
*ɡraː
暇
*ɡraːs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs ) : semantic 人 + phonetic 叚 ( OC *kraːʔ) .
Etymology
“to borrow; false”
The sense evolved in the following manner: "to borrow" > "simulate" > "deception; false".
Cognate with Tibetan ཀར་སྐྱིན ( kar skyin , “ loan; thing borrowed ” ) . An allofam is probably 雇 (OC *kʷaːs, *ɡʷaːʔ , “to hire”).
Pronunciation 1
Note :
ké/kée - vernacular;
ká - literary.
Note :
gê2 - vernacular;
gia2 - literary.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : ge2 / gia3
Sinological IPA : /kɛ³¹/, /kia²¹/
Note :
ge2 - vernacular;
gia3 - literary.
Note :
2ka - vernacular;
2jia - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
假
假
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jiǎ
jiǎ
Middle Chinese
‹ kæX ›
‹ kæX ›
Old Chinese
/*Cə.kˁraʔ/
/*kˁraʔ/
English
borrow; false
great
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
假
Reading #
1/2
No.
5955
Phonetic component
叚
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
檟
Old Chinese
/*kraːʔ/
Definitions
假
to lend ; to borrow ; to loan
假 道伐虢 ― jiǎ dàofáguó ― to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
假 以時日/ 假 以时日 ― jiǎ yǐshírì ― as time goes by
( archaic , historical , politics ) acting
假 王 ― jiǎ wáng ― Acting Prince
假 丞相 ― jiǎ chéngxiàng ― Acting Chancellor
to make use of
不假 思索 ― bùjiǎ sīsuǒ ― without hesitation
假 借 ― jiǎ jiè ― to make use of; phonetic loan
to disguise ; to fake ; to pretend
假 裝/ 假 装 ― jiǎ zhuāng ― to pretend
forged ; artificial ; false
假 貨/ 假 货 ― jiǎ huò ― counterfeit goods
假 睫毛 ― jiǎ jiémáo ― false eyelash
Antonym: 真 ( zhēn )
falsehood ; deception
真假 ― zhēnjiǎ ― real and fake ; authenticity
if ; assuming
假 設/ 假 设 ― jiǎ shè ― to suppose
a surname
Compounds
Descendants
→ Lingao: ke¹ ( via Hainanese )
Pronunciation 2
Note :
Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan:
kè - vernacular;
kà - literary.
Note :
gê3 - vernacular;
gia2/gian2 - literary.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : ge3 / gia3
Sinological IPA : /kɛ²¹/, /kia²¹/
Note :
ge3 - vernacular;
gia3 - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
假
Reading #
2/2
No.
5961
Phonetic component
叚
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
駕
Old Chinese
/*kraːs/
Definitions
假
vacation
病假 ― bìngjià ― sick leave
假 日 ― jià rì ― holiday
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
假
† Same as 格 (gé ).
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
假
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 仮 )
temporary
interim
assumed (name)
informal
Readings
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 假 (MC kaeX ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
강 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Gwangju Cheonjamun , 1575
빌 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
가 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
Sinjeung Yuhap , 1576
빌 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
가 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
Seokbong Cheonjamun , 1583
빌 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
가 (Yale : {{{2}}} )
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
假 (eumhun 거짓 가 ( geojit ga ) )
Hanja form? of 가 ( “ false , fake ” ) .
Compounds
Compounds
가가 (假家 , gaga )
가골 (假骨 , gagol )
가과 (假果 , gagwa )
가관 (假官 , gagwan )
가교 (假橋 , gagyo )
가구 (假構 , gagu )
가대 (假貸 , gadae )
가도 (假道 , gado )
가량 (假量 , garyang )
가령 (假令 , garyeong )
가면 (假面 , gamyeon )
가명 (假名 , gamyeong )
가발 (假髮 , gabal )
가분 (假扮 , gabun )
가불 (假拂 , gabul )
가상 (假象 , gasang )
가상 (假想 , gasang )
가상 (假像 , gasang )
가설 (假設 , gaseol )
가설 (假說 , gaseol )
가성 (假性 , gaseong )
가수 (假數 , gasu )
가식 (假飾 , gasik )
가장 (假裝 , gajang )
가정 (假定 , gajeong )
가족 (假足 , gajok )
가차 (假借 , gacha )
가칭 (假稱 , gaching )
가함 (假銜 , gaham )
진가 (眞假 , jin'ga )
가건물 (假建物 , gageonmul )
가결의 (假決議 , gagyeorui )
가계정 (假計定 , gagyejeong )
가면극 (假面劇 , gamyeon'geuk )
가상적 (假想敵 , gasangjeok )
가석방 (假釋放 , gaseokbang )
가수요 (假需要 , gasuyo )
가압류 (假押留 , gaamnyu )
가정법 (假定法 , gajeongbeop )
가정적 (假定的 , gajeongjeok )
가종피 (假種皮 , gajongpi )
가처분 (假處分 , gacheobun )
가감역관 (假監役官 , gagamyeokgwan )
가도멸괵 (假道滅㶁 , gadomyeolgoek )
가롱성진 (假弄成眞 , garongseongjin )
가언판단 (假言判斷 , ga'eonpandan )
가호위호 (假虎威狐 , gahowiho )
농가성진 (弄假成眞 , nonggaseongjin )
호가호위 (狐假虎威 , hogahowi )
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 假 / 遐 (MC hae ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
假 (eumhun 멀 하 ( meol ha ) )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 遐 ( “ Hanja form? of 하 ( “ afar ; distant ” ) .” )
Etymology 3
From Middle Chinese 假 / 格 (MC kak| kaek ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
假 (eumhun 이를 격 ( ireul gyeok ) )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 格 ( “ Hanja form? of 격 ( “ to come ; to arrive ; to go to ” ) .” )
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Tày
Adjective
假 (transliteration needed )
Nôm form of chá ( “ fake ” ) .
Vietnamese
Han character
假 : Hán Nôm readings: giả , giá , hạ , hà
chữ Hán form of giả ( “ false , fake ” ) .
( only in compounds ) chữ Hán form of giá , giả ( “ if , assuming ” ) .
Compounds
References