玼 (cǐ) - flaw in a piece of jade & blemish, defect

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cǐ ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

玼 · cǐ

flaw in a piece of jade;

blemish, defect;

also used to describe something bright and colorful.

flaw in a piece of jadeblemish, defectalso used to describe something bright and colorful.

Usage highlights

jade flawslight flawbright and colorfulflaw in jadeflaw and beauty

Synonyms

  • 瑕— flaw in jade; defect
  • 疵— flaw; defect

Antonyms

  • 瑜— excellence in jade; virtue
  • 纯— pure; flawless

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This jade has a slight flaw (玉有微玼).
  • The flaw in the jade does not obscure its beauty (瑕不掩瑜).
  • Her dress was bright and colorful (衣服鲜玼).

Collocations

  • jade flaw(玉玼)
  • slight flaw(微玼)
  • bright and colorful(鲜玼)
  • flaw in jade(玼玉)
  • flaw and beauty(玼瑜)

Idioms

  • The flaw does not obscure the splendor(瑕不掩瑜)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese culture, jade is highly valued and symbolizes virtue and purity; any flaw in jade is seen as diminishing its value.
  • The character 玼 is often used metaphorically to refer to minor defects in otherwise excellent people or things.

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