枷

jiā
#3,655 most
frequent character
cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

枷 jiā joins 木 wood with 加 jiā, which gives the sound. It first meant a wooden frame or rack for holding things. The meaning later grew to the cangue, wooden stocks for a criminal's neck.

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Homophones

HSK 1
家jiā
home, family
加jiā
add, increase, put in
夹jiā
clip, folder, press from both sides
佳jiā
beautiful, fine, good
嘉jiā
excellent, auspicious, to praise

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