假 jiǎ / jià — fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
暑假我打算去旅行。Shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù lǚ xíng.I plan to travel during the summer holiday.
Common words: 放假 (fàng jià)、请假 (qǐng jià)、假期 (jià qī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "fake"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "fake", including 假 (jiǎ / jià), 伪 (wěi). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "fake" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 假 (jiǎ / jià), 伪 (wěi) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jiǎ, jià, wěi — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 假 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 假 jiǎ / jiàfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; supposeUseful words: 放假, 请假
- 伪 wěifalse; fake; forged; bogusUseful words: 伪造, 虚伪
Common words for these 2 "fake" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 假 (jiǎ / jià) — so "fake" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "fake".
伪 wěi — false; fake; forged; bogus
我们要学会分辨真伪。Wǒ men yào xué huì fēn biàn zhēn wěi.We should learn to tell the true from the false.
Common words: 伪造 (wěi zào)、虚伪 (xū wěi)、伪装 (wěi zhuāng)
All 2 characters
Open 假、伪 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.