瑣

• Concrete: Small fragments of precious metal; jewelry, ornamental beads, or gold dust.
• Abstract: Trifling, petty, or insignificant; matters characterized by an excess of minor details (minutiae).

Primarily functions as an attributive adjective modifying a noun. It can function as a noun referring to the fragments themselves, though this is less common in later classical prose.

• Contrast with 碎 (suì): While both may be translated as "fragmented," 碎 implies rupture or disintegration of something once whole (debris), whereas 瑣 refers to objects that are small by nature or composition (clutter).
• Nuance of "troublesome": In this sense, the term denotes tedium—the annoyance of dealing with numerous small items ("fiddliness") rather than general hardship (distinguished from 難).

Simplified variant: U+7410.