疵 · Zhang Jizhi
Cī (1st tone). The Shuowen Jiezi is blunt: 「疵，病也。从疒此聲」 — ‘illness’, a sickness radical (疒) with 此 as the sound. The 說文 note adds that it was anciently borrowed for 玼 (a flaw in jade). From ‘ailment’ it widened to ‘small fault, blemish, defe $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart