茄

jiā
#3,130 most
frequent character
phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is more common

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

茄 pairs 艹, plants, as its meaning part with 加 jiā for sound. It first meant 'lotus stem.' The meaning 'eggplant' was borrowed only for the sound, not from the shape.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

茄qié
eggplant

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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