懂中文 Dong Chinese

钗

chāi

ornamental hairpin

A metal 钅 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation

Components
钅 meaning component

钅  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

叉 sound,meaning component

叉  Sound Meaning component

chā, chá, chǎ

  

fork, prong

Evolution

钗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
钗 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
钗 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
钗 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

钗 (釵) 

chāi

ornamental hairpin; hairpin

Most common words with 钗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

钗

hairpin

薛宝钗

Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉