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)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- blemish
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瑕疵noun | xiá cī | blemish |
| 无瑕adjective | wú xiá | faultless |
| 完美无瑕 | wán měi wú xiá | flawless |
| 白璧无瑕phrase | bái bì wú xiá | impeccable moral integrity |
| 白璧微瑕phrase | bái bì wēi xiá | a slight blemish |
| 洁净无瑕 | jié jìng wú xiá | clean and spotless |
| 瑕不掩瑜phrase | xiá bù yǎn yú | lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster |
| 瑕玷 | xiá diàn | blemish |
| 遮瑕膏noun | zhē xiá gāo | concealer (cosmetics) |
| 涤瑕 | dí xiá | to cleanse away a stain |
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.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
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.
但是瑕不掩瑜，这个机器外观做工质感很有特点，而且成本看上去能够控制。
dàn shì xiá bù yǎn 瑜 , zhè gè jī qì wài guàn zuò gōng zhì gǎn hěn yǒu tè diǎn , ér qiě chéng běn kàn shàng qù néng gòu kòng zhì .
However, the flaws do not overshadow the merits; this machine has a distinctive appearance, craftsmanship, and texture, and its production costs appear to be under control.
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 shadows and highlights on the bridge of the nose and cheeks while only minimizing blemishes and signs of fatigue.
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
Shen Yun Is "Flawless"; Company Owner and Family Are Enchanted
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
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
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