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疵
cī
1. blemish
2. flaw
3. defect
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

疵
cī
flaw, fault, defect; disease
11 丶

Compound Words (5)

瑕疵
xiácī
blemish
胡疵
húcī
stubble
吹毛求疵
chuīmáoqiúcī
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
大醇小疵
dàchúnxiǎocī
great despite minor blemishes
澡垢索疵
zǎogòusuǒcī
to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,985
Word Frequency Rank
9,595 of 84,292

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