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瑕

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blemish; flaw in jade

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Strokes
13
Radical
玉 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
瑕
Common rank
#3,178
Unicode
U+7455

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Formation & memory

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How 瑕 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

王 meaning “jade” + 叚 sound

Components 王 叚

Words with 瑕

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
完美无瑕 wán měi wú xiá flawless; immaculate; perfect
白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá impeccable moral integrity
白璧微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá a slight blemish
洁净无瑕 jié jìng wú xiá clean and spotless
无瑕 wú xiá faultless; perfect
瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
遮瑕膏 zhē xiá gāo concealer (cosmetics)
涤瑕 dí xiá to cleanse away a stain
瑕疵 xiá cī blemish; flaw; defect
瑕玷 xiá diàn blemish; flaw

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 叚 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
叚 sound part — false
遐 xiá distant, far; to abandon, to cast away
霞 xiá rosy clouds
暇 xiá leisure, relaxation, spare time
葭 jiā bulrush, reed; flute, whistle
煆 xiā a raging fire; to forge; to work
猳 jiā boar; legendary ape
瘕 jiǎ asthma; bowel disease