巧

qiǎo

skillful; clever; ingenious; deft; adept; opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; timely; fortuitous

Radical: 工 HSK 3 a, ad pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

巧 decomposes into the following components:

工 丂

Semantic component: 工; phonetic component: 丂.

Words containing 巧

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 巧.

不巧
bù qiǎo
unfortunately
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
clever (child)
偏巧
piān qiǎo
by coincidence
凑巧
còu qiǎo
fortuitously
刚巧
gāng qiǎo
by chance
取巧
qǔ qiǎo
quick fix
可巧
kě qiǎo
by happy coincidence
小巧
xiǎo qiǎo
small and exquisite
巧了
qiǎo le
巧人
qiǎo rén
巧匠
qiǎo jiàng
skilled workman
巧合
qiǎo hé
coincidence

Related characters (radical 工)

Characters that share the radical 工.

工 左 巩 巫 差 巯

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