A metal 釒 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (釵)
Simplified (钗)
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Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
釵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
釵
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
釵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钗 / 釵 [chāi]
hairpin
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