叚 meaning and stroke order
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How to write 叚, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 叚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to borrow (variant of 假[jia3])
How 叚 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 又 (and), shared by 21 characters on this site.
How to remember 叚
Look for the hand 又 (yòu) tucked into the lower right of 叚. Picture a hand reaching out to take something on loan, which links to the sense of borrowing and to things that are not truly yours, so false.
叚 (jiǎ) is a rare variant of 假 (jiǎ) and almost never appears on its own in modern Chinese. You will mostly meet it as a part inside other characters. In everyday writing, use 假 instead, as in 假话 (jiǎhuà, a lie).
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 叚 when they mean 假 (jiǎ). In normal modern text you should always use 假, because 叚 alone will look odd or old-fashioned to readers.
Characters that contain 叚
Learning 叚 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 叚
How many strokes are in 叚?
叚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 叚 mean?
叚 (jiǎ) means false.
How do you pronounce 叚?
叚 is pronounced jiǎ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 叚?
The radical of 叚 is 又, which carries the idea of "and". Dictionaries list 叚 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 叚?
叚 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 假, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Which common characters contain 叚?
叚 appears as a component in several common characters, such as 假 (jiǎ, false), 霞 (xiá, rosy clouds), 暇 (xiá, leisure) and 虾 in its traditional form 蝦 (xiā, shrimp). Spotting 叚 can help you guess that a character may sound like jiǎ or xiá.
Is 叚 pronounced the same as 假?
Yes. For the borrowing sense listed here, 叚 is read jiǎ in the third tone, just like 假. That matches its role as a variant form of 假.