TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
疵
疵 ＝ 疒 ＋ 此
ㄘ · cī
noun — a small flaw, blemish, defect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
疒義sickness — a small one, a blemish on the body
Tcǐ → cī — initial and final hold, only the tone shifts
A small ailment (疒) on the surface — a blemish, a defect. 此 cǐ carries the sound, only the tone moved. From the little flaw: 瑕疵 (the speck in jade), 疵點, the fault-finding of 吹毛求疵.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
光滑的表面上，就那麼一小點不對勁（疒）——疵。
On an otherwise smooth surface, just that one small wrong spot (疒) — a flaw.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)病、小毛病— a small ailment, defect常用
→瑕疵、疵點— blemish, flaw常用
⇒吹毛求疵— to nitpick, find fault
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension