xiá

cage

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

甲 sound component

  Sound component

jiǎ

  

1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Evolution

柙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
柙 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
柙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xiá

cage, pen for wild animals; cage; pen; scabbard