瑕 (xiá): blemish

瑕 (xiá) is a Chinese character meaning “blemish.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 叚 (phonetic). It ranks #3079 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 瑕 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])), 环 (huán, ring).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 王 jade13 strokesFrequency #3079王 semantic叚 phonetic

Definitions

  1. blemish

Etymology & Origin

瑕

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王叚 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic叚phonetic

Stroke Order

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13

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
瑕疵xiá cīblemish
无瑕wú xiáfaultless
完美无瑕wán měi wú xiáflawless
白璧无瑕bái bì wú xiáimpeccable moral integrity
白璧微瑕bái bì wēi xiáa slight blemish
洁净无瑕jié jìng wú xiáclean and spotless
瑕不掩瑜xiá bù yǎn yúlit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
瑕玷xiá diànblemish
遮瑕膏zhē xiá gāoconcealer (cosmetics)
涤瑕dí xiáto cleanse away a stain
10
Total compounds
30
As first character
60
As last character
10
As middle character

瑕 appears in 10 compound words: 30 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 10 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 瑕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

疵cī
0.90710,350 co-occurrences
丘qiū
0.447858 co-occurrences
掩yǎn
0.423324 co-occurrences
弥mí
0.407198 co-occurrences
遮zhē
0.406204 co-occurrences
屈qū
0.406276 co-occurrences
洁jié
0.376126 co-occurrences
膏gāo
0.37572 co-occurrences
无wú
0.3701,050 co-occurrences
傅fù
0.344162 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

白璧微瑕báibìwēixiáHSK 7+

minor blemish in a thing of beauty; slight defect in a person of integrity

phrase
白璧无瑕báibìwúxiáHSK 7+

impeccable moral integrity

phrase
瑕不掩瑜xiábùyǎnyúHSK 7+

small defects cannot obscure the great virtues; the pros outweigh the cons

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

瑕字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

xiá zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "瑕" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

大紀元 | 大紀元新聞網Apr 2026

神韵“完美无瑕” 公司老板一家为之陶醉

shén yùn wán měi wú xiá gōng sī lǎo bǎn yī jiā wéi zhī táo zuì

LtnFeb 2026

经典赛》看见台湾队守备连2球瑕疵 日本球评说出真心话

jīng diǎn sài kàn jiàn tái wān duì shǒu bèi lián 2 qiú xiá cī rì běn qiú píng shuō chū zhēn xīn huà

Classic" saw the Taiwanese team's defense flaw with 2 goals in a row, and the Japanese commentator told the truth

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

打中家长生活痛点 减工时计画 瑕不掩瑜

dǎ zhōng jiā cháng shēng huó tòng diǎn jiǎn gōng shí jì huà xiá bù yǎn 瑜

Hit the pain points of parents' lives, reduce working hours, and the flaws are not hidden

Character Family

王 Radical Family — Characters sharing the jade radical

玻bō璀cuǐ瑰guī环huán璃lí理lǐ玫méi球qiú瑞ruì琐suǒ

Related Characters

现xiàn球qiú环huán理lǐ珍zhēn班bān玉yù玩wán王wáng玻bō

Homophones — Characters pronounced xiá

霞xiá

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瑕 (xiá) mean in Chinese?
瑕 (xiá) primarily means "blemish." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3079 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 瑕 have?
瑕 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瑕?
The radical associated with 瑕 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are the components of 瑕?
瑕 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 叚 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王叚 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 瑕?
Common words with 瑕 include: 瑕疵 (xiá cī, "blemish"); 无瑕 (wú xiá, "faultless"); 完美无瑕 (wán měi wú xiá, "flawless"); 白璧无瑕 (bái bì wú xiá, "impeccable moral integrity"); 白璧微瑕 (bái bì wēi xiá, "a slight blemish"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 瑕 (xiá)?
Several characters share the pronunciation xiá: 霞 (rosy clouds). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 瑕 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 瑕 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.