钗釵
Ideographic: A metal 钅 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciationRadical: 金
meaning for 钗 chāi:
- - hairpinpoor woman's clothing
- - modest and virtuous woman (idiom)Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉 hair clipglistening hair decorations (of a woman or girl) (idiom)a thorn for a hair-pin, and plain cloth for a skirt
- - very plainly dressed (of a girl) (idiom)