jiā
cangue scaffold
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
jiā
cangue scaffold; cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
Most common words with 枷
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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in fetters | ||
cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China) | ||
flail |
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