Memory phrase for the character: 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
 
(Jade becomes beautiful by grinding:) The jade (directly) from the mine (still) has a flaw/blemish.

Radicals

王 king
玉 jade, king
叚 mine, pitIn a hole 口 with a ladder you have the tool コ in your hand 又. (This interpretation is without any etymological background.)




 Vocabulary

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  

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