疵 (cī): blemish
疵 (cī) is a Chinese character meaning “blemish.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 此 (phonetic). It ranks #3085 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疵 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 病 (bìng, illness), 痛 (tòng, pain), 医 (yī, medicine).
Definitions
- blemish
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瑕疵noun | xiá cī | blemish |
| 吹毛求疵phrase | chuī máo qiú cī | lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) |
| 大醇小疵phrase | dà chún xiǎo cī | great despite minor blemishes |
疵 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 疵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
疵字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
cī zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "疵" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
磨皮算法同样克制,鼻梁、脸颊本身的光影得以保留,仅弱化瑕疵与疲态。
mó pí suàn fǎ tóng yàng kè zhì , bí liáng , liǎn jiá běn shēn de guāng yǐng dé yǐ bǎo liú , jǐn ruò huà xiá cī yǔ pí tài .
The skin-smoothing algorithm is equally subtle, preserving the natural play of light and shadow on the bridge of the nose and cheeks while only softening blemishes and signs of fatigue.
到了四月份才打开,发现沙发瑕疵很多,而且还录了开箱视频。
dào le sì yuè fèn cái dǎ kāi , fā xiàn shā fā xiá cī hěn duō , ér qiě hái lù le kāi xiāng shì pín .
I didn't open it until April, when I discovered the sofa had a lot of defects, and I even recorded an unboxing video.
可以简单改一改,但是作为低保真模型留着瑕疵也不是什么问题。
kě yǐ jiǎn dān gǎi yī gǎi , dàn shì zuò wéi dī bǎo zhēn mó xíng liú zhe xiá cī yě bù shì shén má wèn tí .
You can make a few minor adjustments, but it's not a problem to leave some imperfections in it as a low-fidelity model.
她坦言,近期受伤病影响并不在最佳状态,在身体难度完成方面有很大瑕疵。
tā tǎn yán , jìn qī shòu shāng bìng yǐng xiǎng bìng bù zài zuì jiā zhuàng tài , zài shēn tǐ nán dù wán chéng fāng miàn yǒu hěn dà xiá cī .
She admitted that she hasn't been in top form recently due to injuries and has had significant issues with executing the difficult physical elements of her routine.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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