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xiá

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xiá Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiá | xia2
English translation
fault, default; a flaw in a gem

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About xiá

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

xiá

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of xiá

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王叚

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

jiǎ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Wáng represents the meaning and jiǎ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiá

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精选 jīng xuǎn tiāo chú 一切 yīqiè yǒu 瑕疵 xiá cī de 制品 zhì pǐn .

Sorting - machine rejects all defective specimens.

23 suì , Gāo Bái 金发 jīn fà 碧眼 bì yǎn , shì 纯洁 chúnjié 无瑕 wú xiá de 姑娘 gūniang .

She's tall, blonde, twenty - three and as pure as the driven snow.

每条连衣裙 lián yī qún dōu 缝上 le 褶边 bìng 经过 jīngguò 严格 yángé de 检查 jiǎnchá 允许 yǔnxǔ yǒu 任何 rènhé 瑕疵 xiá cī

Each dress is hemmed and scrupulously checked for imperfections.

这项研究 yánjiū 工作 gōngzuò 毫无 háowú 瑕疵 xiá cī 怎样 zěn yàng 称赞 chēngzàn dōu 不过 bùguò fēn

It is difficult to praise this immaculately researched work too highly.

虽然 suīrán yǒu 一些 yī xiē 瑕疵 xiá cī 演出 yǎnchū 还是 háishi 一举 yī jǔ 获得 huòdé le 成功 Chénggōng

The show, despite some rough edges, was an instant success.

Words with xiá

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
瑕疵 xiá cī blemish瑕疵 xiá cī
无瑕 wú xiá faultless無瑕
xiá blemish xiá
完美无瑕 wán měi wú xiá flawless完美無瑕
瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú
白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá impeccable moral integrity白璧無瑕
白璧微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá a slight blemish白璧微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá
瑕玷 xiá diàn blemish瑕玷 xiá diàn

xiá Decomposition & Compounds

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