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疵
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flaw

HSK 10
Society →Government
cī
シ
きず
자
Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.
Components
疒 sickness+ 此 this (literary) =
疵 flaw
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
此 Phonetic component
cǐ this (literary)
this, these
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Notes
Similar Characters
疔 boil疖 sore (simp)疗 cured (simp)疙 boil疚 disease疝 hernia疟 intermittent (simp)疠 Sore A Sore (simp)疡 sores (simp)疣 tumor疤 scar疥 itch疫 epidemic疬 scrofulous (simp)疭 spasms (simp)疮 boil (simp)疯 insane (simp)疰 疱 acne (simp)疲 fatigued
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
疵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
疵 [cī]
blemish; flaw; defect
Japanese
傷 、 疵 (rare) 、 瑕 (rare) 、 創 (rare) きず 、 キズ 同音

noun

  1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
  2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
  3. flaw; defect; weakness; weak point
  4. stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
  5. (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (4)
海水が傷にしみて痛いよ。
The seawater stings my cut.
彼の額の傷は目立つ。
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
ここに傷があるので安くしてください。
There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
クリスはとてもむなしく思い、立ち直れないほどに、心に大きな傷を受けました。
Chris' heart felt so empty and damaged that it couldn't be repaired.
CHINESE WORDS (6)
瑕疵 [xiá​cī] #12,273
blemish
吹毛求疵 [chuī​máo​qiú​cī] #19,156
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
大醇小疵 [dà​chún​xiǎo​cī] #74,853
great despite minor blemishes
澡垢索疵 [zǎo​gòu​suǒ​cī]
to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
胡疵 [hú​cī]
stubble
胡疵 [hú​cī]
stubble
JAPANESE WORDS (28)
⭐ 傷 [きず] #1,398
wound
⭐ 傷つける [きずつける] #1,803
to wound
⭐ 傷つく [きずつく] #2,087
to be wounded
⭐ 傷口 [きずぐち] #5,134
(opening of a) wound
⭐ 無傷 [むきず] #8,370
unhurt
⭐ 傷跡 [きずあと] #12,433
scar
切り傷 [きりきず] #18,907
cut
⭐ 擦り傷 [すりきず] #21,460
scratch
古傷 [ふるきず] #23,574
old wound
手傷 [てきず] #29,939
wound (suffered in a fight)
18 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
하자 #822
defect; flaw