茄

jia̅ = ji + a1

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is more common

qié = qi + e2

eggplant

茄 = 加 + 艹 : A cook is cooking the Queen of Hearts (qi) favorite dish in the elevator's kitchen (e2)—eggplant (茄) and artificial lawn (艹)—therefore the Queen cheers for him waving her pom-poms (加).

茄 character breakdown

茄
- 加
  - 力
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 艹

加

jia̅ = ji + a1

to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) / Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) / surname Jia

加 = 力 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol from 加油 (jia1 you2): cheerleaders' pom poms.

Joan of Arc (ji) works on her cheer-leading skills in front of the ashram (a1). For the grande finale of her performance she prepared special effects: at the very end of her performance she hits a power button (力) on the floor with her foot, which starts mandarins (口) shooting from her pom poms (加).

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 茄 as component

嘉

jia̅ = ji + a1

excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend

嘉 = 吉 + 茄 : Joan of Arc (ji) received a very important guest (嘉) in front of the ashram (a1), the giant (吉). She made his favorite dish for him: eggplant (茄). The giant tastes the dish and exclaims that it is very excellent (嘉).

嘉

jia̅ = ji + a1

surname Jia