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1.

Animated Stroke Order 假

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 假 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 假

假 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right
假
亻rén · person
叚jiǎ
假=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 假

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5.

How to Use 假

False and hypothetical

In words like 假如, 假设, 假装, and 虚假, 假 (jiǎ) means false, pretend, or hypothetical.

假如 • jiǎ rú • if; supposing; in case • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 假

休假 • xiū jià • to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
HSK 3.0 · L3
xiū休
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
wǒ

Information

Pinyinjiǎ
Meaningfalse
Strokes11
Radical亻
Traditional假
StructureLeft-Center-Right
Frequency#383
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄚˇ
UnicodeU+5047
CangjieORYE
亻rén · person
+叚jiǎ
jiǎ假
rú如

if; supposing; in case

假设 • jiǎ shè • suppose; assume; presume • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiǎ假
shè设

suppose; assume; presume

假装 • jiǎ zhuāng • to pretend; feign • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiǎ假
zhuāng装

to pretend; feign

虚假 • xū jiǎ • false; sham • HSK 6
HSK 6
xū虚
jiǎ假

false; sham

jià
假

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

假期 • jià qī • vacation
HSK 3.0 · L3
jià假
qī期

vacation

放假 • fàng jià • to have a holiday or vacation
HSK 3.0 · L3
fàng放
jià假

to have a holiday or vacation

请假 • qǐng jià • ask for leave
HSK 3
qǐng请
jià假

ask for leave

假日 • jià rì • holiday
HSK 3.0 · L4
jià假
rì日

holiday

寒假 • hán jià • winter holiday
HSK 4
hán寒
jià假

winter holiday

我
de的
huà话
。

He pretended not to hear what I said.

tā他
shuō说
de的
xiāo消
xi息
shì是
jiǎ假
de的
。

The news he told is false.

jiǎ假
rú如
míng明
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
,
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
bú不
qù去
le了
。

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

wǒ我
men们
xià下
zhōu周
yǒu有
sān三
tiān天
jià假
qī期
。

We have a three-day holiday next week.

yǒu有
xiē些
kūn昆
chóng虫
huì会
jiǎ假
sǐ死
lái来
duǒ躲
bì避
tiān天
dí敌
。

Some insects play dead to avoid predators.

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