Memory phrase for the Kanji: 瑕
瑕
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Meaning
blemish, flaw in jade, defect
Pronunciation
xiá
Explanation
Left: king, jade 王, right: (free interpretation: mine/pit) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.)
Mnemonic
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(Jade becomes beautiful by grinding:) The jade (directly) from the mine (still) has a flaw/blemish.
Radicals
王
king
玉
jade, king
叚
mine, pit In a hole 口 with a ladder you have the tool コ in your hand 又. (This interpretation is without any etymological background.)
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Vocabulary
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白壁无瑕
bái bì wú xiá
impeccable moral integrity
白壁微瑕
bái bì wēi xiá
a slight blemish
瑕疵
xiá cī
blemish; flaw
瑕疵
xiá cī