jiā

cangue scaffold

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

加 sound component

  Sound component

jiā

  

add

Evolution

枷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiā

cangue scaffold; cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

Most common words with 枷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

枷锁

in fetters

cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

连枷

flail