the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字【jiǎjièzì】 acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而【ér】 originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字【jiǎjièzì】 acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而【ér】 originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")