瑕 (haa4 | xia2) : flaw in jade; fault, defect, blemish

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瑕

haa4

xia2

flaw in jade; fault, defect, blemish

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 玉 (#96)

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

瑕

This word has been viewed 2521 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 25th Sep 2014 09:05

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白璧微瑕 baak6 bik3 mei4 haa4 bai2 bi4 wei2 xia2 = blemish

瑕疵 haa4 ci1 xia2 ci1 = flaw; defect; imperfection

瑕不掩瑜 haa4 bat1 jim2 jyu4 xia2 bu4 yan3 yu2 = one flaw cannot mar a piece of good jade

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

瑕瑜互見 haa4 jyu4 wu6 gin3 xia2 yu2 hu4 jian4 = both one's defects and merits are apparent; one's strengths and weaknesses are obvious to the eye

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Decimal representation of this word: 瑕
Unicode code for this character: U+7455 (off-site link)

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