玷 (dim3 | dian4) : flaw in gem; blemish

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玷

dim3

dian4

[1] [n] flaw in gem; character flaw
[2] [v] blemish; tarnish; disgrace

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Default PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 4

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

玷

This word has been viewed 2246 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 25th Jun 2014 05:20

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玷污 dim3 wu1 dian4 wu1 = tarnish; begrime; defile; stain

玷辱 dim3 juk6 dian4 ru3 [PRC] ru4 [TW] = disgrace; bring humiliation upon; bring ignominy upon

畢生之玷 bat1 sang1 zi1 dim3 bi4 sheng1 zhi1 dian4 = 1.the greatest source of shame and disgrace in one's entire life 2. the greatest flaw or shortcoming in one's whole life

白圭之玷 baak6 gwai1 zi1 dim3 bai2 gui1 zhi1 dian4 = a flaw in sth. or sb. close to perfection

瑕玷 haa4 dim3 xia2 dian4 = defect; impurity; stain; spot; blemish

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Decimal representation of this word: 玷
Unicode code for this character: U+73b7 (off-site link)

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