瑕

xiá
#3,833 most
frequent character
blemish, flaw in jade

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

瑕 uses 𤣩 jade as the meaning part and 叚 jiǎ for its sound. It first meant wearing red jade. The meaning then grew to stained jade, a flaw, and any blemish.

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Homophones

HSK 6
霞xiá
red clouds
侠xiá
knight-errant, brave and chivalrous
峡xiá
gorge
辖xiá
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)

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