jiā

bulrush

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

grass

叚 sound component

  Sound component

jiǎ

  

false

Evolution

葭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
葭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiā

bulrush, reed; flute, whistle; reed; Phragmites communis