TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
瑕
瑕 ＝ 玉 ＋ 叚
ㄒㄧㄚˊ · xiá
noun — a flaw in jade; a blemish, fault
字源 FORM — what the parts do
叚聲jiǎ — gives the soundthe j worn across to x; the same donor under 假暇遐
{tɕ,ɕ}ITjiǎ → xiá — palatal initial slides, tone shifts
A small red mark on jade (玉) — the flaw in the stone. 叚 jiǎ carries the sound, the initial worn from j to x, the same donor under 假, 暇, 遐. From the speck in the gem: 瑕疵, and the pairing 瑕瑜 — flaw against brilliance.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
對著光看那塊玉（玉），一點紅斑藏不住——瑕。
Hold the jade (玉) to the light and a single red speck will not hide — a flaw.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)玉之斑— a flaw in jade常用
→瑕疵— a blemish, defect常用
⇒瑕瑜、白璧無瑕— flaw and merit; flawless
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
叚jiǎthe phonetic alone — 瑕 adds the jade on the left暇xiáthe same donor — the sun 日 where 瑕 takes the jade