通假

tōngjiǎ

通假 — tōngjiǎ

1. phonetic loan character; the practice of using one character interchangeably for another because of phonetic similarity

   通假字是古代汉字中常见的一种现象。 tōngjiǎzì shì gǔdài hànzì zhōng chángjiàn de yīzhǒng xiànxiàng — Phonetic loan characters are a common phenomenon in ancient Chinese writing.