疵

cī
#3,977 most
frequent character
blemish, flaw, defect

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

疵 combines 疒, sick person in bed, with 此 cǐ, which supplies the sound. It first meant 'sickness'. It grew to 'defect, flaw' and then 'blemish'.

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Homophones

差cī
used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]
刺cī
(onom.) whoosh

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