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Definitions2 characters
jia3 jie4
to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/masquerading as/lenient/tolerant/loan character (one of the Six Methods and of forming Chinese characters)/character acquiring meanings by phonetic association/also called phonetic loan
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

As word

1
jia3
to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/masquerading as/lenient/tolerant/loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character acquiring meanings by phonetic association/also called phonetic loan
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jie4
to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/masquerading as/lenient/tolerant/loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character acquiring meanings by phonetic association/also called phonetic loan