jiā

an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin

Jade  added  to jewelry;  also provides the pronunciation

Components
王 meaning component

  Meaning component

wángwàng

  

king

加 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jiā

  

add

Evolution

珈 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
珈 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
珈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
珈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiā

an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin; gamma; jewelry