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瑕

xiá
noun #28,906

Meanings

  1. 1 blemish
  2. 2 flaw in jade
  3. 3 imperfection

Examples

这块玉石有一点小瑕，但整体仍然珍贵。
Zhè kuài yùshí yǒu yīdiǎn xiǎo xiá, dàn zhěngtǐ réngrán zhēnguì.
This piece of jade has a small blemish, but it is still precious overall.
他的表现近乎完美，几乎无瑕可挑。
Tā de biǎoxiàn jìnhū wánměi, jīhū wú xiá kě tiāo.
His performance was nearly perfect, with almost no flaw to find.

Tips

memory
瑕 contains the jade radical 王 (王字旁), reminding us it originally referred to flaws in jade. Common idioms: 瑕疵 (flaw/defect), 无瑕 (flawless), 白璧微瑕 (a minor blemish on an otherwise perfect thing).

Stroke Order

瑕 xiá