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U+501F, 借
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-501F

[U+501E]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5020]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 9, +8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人廿日 (OTA), four-corner 24261, composition )

Derived characters

  • 𠺦, 𮇴, 𡩤

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 108, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 781
  • Dae Jaweon: page 230, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 171, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+501F

Chinese

More information simp. and trad., alternative forms ...

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 借, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsjaːɡs, *ʔsjaːɡ): semantic (person) + phonetic (OC *sjaːɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Note:
  • cióh - colloquial;
  • ciâ - literary.

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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. to lend
    [MSC, trad.]
    [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ méi yǒu shū, nǐ néng jiè wǒ yī běn ma? [Pinyin]
    I haven' t got any book; can you lend me one ?
    可以五十 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 zyu6 ng5 sap6 man1 bei2 ngo5 sin1? [Jyutping]
    Can you lend me $50?
  2. to borrow
    可以 [MSC, trad.]
    可以 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de shū ma? [Pinyin]
    Can I borrow your book?
  3. (alt. form ) to make use of; to take advantage of (an opportunity)
       jiè   to find an excuse
    微弱燭光讀書 [MSC, trad.]
    微弱烛光读书 [MSC, simp.]
    jiè zhe wēiruò de zhúguāng dúshū. [Pinyin]
    She was reading by the faint light of the candle.
    機會感謝大家支持 [MSC, trad.]
    机会感谢大家支持 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng jiè cǐ jīhuì gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí. [Pinyin]
    I wish to use this opportunity to thank everyone for your support.
  4. (alt. form ) to rely on; to depend on
  5. (alt. form ) to use as a pretext
Synonyms
  • (to lend): (on interest) (dài)

Compounds

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to rely on”).
(This character is the simplified form of ).
Notes:

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