<pre><code>《康熙字典》
又《集韻》《正韻》與格同，至也。《易·萃卦》王假有廟。
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<p>from <em>Kangxi Dicitionary</em>: the 13th meaning of <code>假</code></p>

<p>It pronounces as <code>格</code>, means 'arrive'. Example sentence from <em>Yi Cuigua</em>: The King arrives at the ancestral temple.</p>

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2016-06-14T06:46:46.210Z
2016-06-14T06:46:46.210Z
Keyu Gan
<p>In the old daoist text Zhuang Zi, we see 登假 at least twice in the Inner Chapters (<a href="http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/seal-of-virtue-complete#n2748" rel="nofollow">5.1</a> and <a href="http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/great-and-most-honoured-master#n2754" rel="nofollow">6.2</a>).</p>

<p>In the first part, it gives the meaning of departure and "going up" (to isolation in the mountains? To the heavens above?). In the second part, it gives the meaning of ascension, of reaching a higher goal (grasp the Dao).</p>

<p>I also saw some references to the death of an emperor or king.</p>

<p>I know 登 means ascend, climb, but 假 means fake, suppose or vacation. What's the contribution of 假 to the meaning observed in the Zhuang Zi translations, or even to the death of a king?</p>

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2016-06-14T02:23:07.560Z
http://baike.baidu.com/view/7112619.htm gives the meaning of 已 "stop" to 假.
Rodrigo
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2016-06-14T14:30:54.830Z
Indeed. I read only the first part yesterday. Thank you!
Rodrigo
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What's the meaning of 登假 in old daoist scriptures like Zhuang Zi?
# What's the meaning of 登假 in old daoist scriptures like Zhuang Zi?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-14)

In the old daoist text Zhuang Zi, we see 登假 at least twice in the Inner Chapters ([5.1](http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/seal-of-virtue-complete#n2748) and [6.2](http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/great-and-most-honoured-master#n2754)).

In the first part, it gives the meaning of departure and "going up" (to isolation in the mountains? To the heavens above?). In the second part, it gives the meaning of ascension, of reaching a higher goal (grasp the Dao).

I also saw some references to the death of an emperor or king.

I know 登 means ascend, climb, but 假 means fake, suppose or vacation. What's the contribution of 假 to the meaning observed in the Zhuang Zi translations, or even to the death of a king?

**Tags:** translation, classical-chinese, old-chinese

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: http://baike.baidu.com/view/7112619.htm gives the meaning of 已 "stop" to 假.  
> **username_0**: Indeed. I read only the first part yesterday. Thank you!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-14. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

```
《康熙字典》
又《集韻》《正韻》與格同，至也。《易·萃卦》王假有廟。

```

from *Kangxi Dicitionary*: the 13th meaning of `假`

It pronounces as `格`, means 'arrive'. Example sentence from *Yi Cuigua*: The King arrives at the ancestral temple.

[^ref](http://www.zdic.net/z/22/js/81F3.htm)


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