假

jiǎ
HSK 4
#635 most
frequent character
fake, false, artificial, to borrow
adjective
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

假 uses 亻 person as meaning part and 叚 jiǎ as sound part. It first meant to borrow. From there it grew to substitute, fake or false, and supposing. Read jià, it also means time off or vacation.

Ask DeepSeek

Example Sentences

这件衣服是假货。
zhè jiàn yīfú shì jiǎ huò 。
This piece of clothing is fake.
我借了他的书。
wǒ jièle tāde shū 。
I borrowed his book.
如果你假装高兴，我会相信你。
rúguǒ nǐ jiǎzhuāng gāoxìng ， wǒ huì xiāngxìn nǐ 。
If you pretend to be happy, I will believe you.

Words with similar meanings

伪wěi
false
This term emphasizes deceit and is often used in a more formal or literary context.
假冒jiǎmào
counterfeit
This term specifically refers to something that imitates another product or item, often with intent to deceive.

Words Starting With 假

假如jiǎ rú
if
假装jiǎ zhuāng
to feign; to pretend
假使jiǎ shǐ
if; in case; suppose; given ...
假设jiǎ shè
suppose that...; hypothesis; conjecture

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.