巧
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Translingual
Han character
巧 (Kangxi radical 48, 工+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一女尸 (MMVS), four-corner 11127, composition ⿰工丂)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 325, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8721
- Dae Jaweon: page 628, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 412, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5DE7
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (丂) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs) : semantic 工 + phonetic 丂 (OC *kʰluːʔ)
Pronunciation
Definitions
巧
- skill; technique
- ingenious; skillful
- hypocritical; fake; cunning
- exquisite; elaborate
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
- opportune; coincidental
- fortunately; by chance
- (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
- (～日) (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Compounds
- 七巧板 (qīqiǎobǎn)
- 不巧 (bùqiǎo)
- 丟巧針／丢巧针
- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 乞巧 (qǐqiǎo)
- 佻巧
- 使巧兒／使巧儿
- 來得巧／来得巧
- 偏巧
- 偷巧 (tōuqiǎo)
- 剛巧／刚巧 (gāngqiǎo)
- 取巧 (qǔqiǎo)
- 可巧 (kěqiǎo)
- 善巧便佞
- 嘗巧／尝巧
- 嘴尖舌巧
- 因緣巧合／因缘巧合
- 因難見巧／因难见巧
- 堅巧／坚巧
- 大巧若拙
- 天緣巧合／天缘巧合
- 天緣湊巧／天缘凑巧
- 奇巧 (qíqiǎo)
- 奇技淫巧 (qíjìyínqiǎo)
- 奸巧
- 嬝娜纖巧／袅娜纤巧
- 小巧 (xiǎoqiǎo)
- 小巧玲瓏／小巧玲珑
- 工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
- 巧不可階／巧不可阶
- 巧丸
- 巧主兒／巧主儿
- 巧了
- 巧事 (qiǎoshì)
- 巧作
- 巧佞
- 巧偷豪奪／巧偷豪夺
- 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì)
- 巧勁兒／巧劲儿
- 巧匠 (qiǎojiàng)
- 巧取
- 巧取豪奪／巧取豪夺 (qiǎoqǔháoduó)
- 巧合 (qiǎohé)
- 巧同造化
- 巧嘴
- 巧固球 (qiǎogùqiú)
- 巧夕
- 巧奪天工／巧夺天工 (qiǎoduótiāngōng)
- 巧妙 (qiǎomiào)
- 巧婦／巧妇
- 巧宦
- 巧工
- 巧思
- 巧手 (qiǎoshǒu)
- 巧拙 (qiǎozhuó)
- 巧故
- 巧曆／巧历
- 巧果 (qiǎoguǒ)
- 巧當兒／巧当儿
- 巧發奇中／巧发奇中
- 巧立名目 (qiǎolìmíngmù)
- 巧笑
- 巧笑倩兮
- 巧舌
- 巧若生成
- 巧藝／巧艺
- 巧言 (qiǎoyán)
- 巧言令色 (qiǎoyánlìngsè)
- 巧言利口
- 巧言善色
- 巧言如流 (qiǎoyán rú liú)
- 巧言如簧
- 巧言舌辯／巧言舌辩
- 巧計／巧计 (qiǎojì)
- 巧詐／巧诈 (qiǎozhà)
- 巧話／巧话
- 巧說／巧说
- 巧語花言／巧语花言
- 巧諛／巧谀
- 巧辯／巧辩 (qiǎobiàn)
- 巧遇 (qiǎoyù)
- 弄巧反拙
- 弄巧成拙 (nòngqiǎochéngzhuō)
- 心靈手巧／心灵手巧
- 恰巧 (qiàqiǎo)
- 慧心巧思
- 慧心巧手
- 技巧 (jìqiǎo)
- 投機取巧／投机取巧 (tóujīqǔqiǎo)
- 新巧
- 智巧 (zhìqiǎo)
- 機巧／机巧 (jīqiǎo)
- 機緣巧合／机缘巧合
- 機緣湊巧／机缘凑巧
- 正巧 (zhèngqiǎo)
- 淫巧
- 深文巧劾
- 深文巧詆／深文巧诋
- 湊巧／凑巧 (còuqiǎo)
- 無巧不成書／无巧不成书 (wúqiǎobùchéngshū)
- 熟能生巧 (shúnéngshēngqiǎo)
- 甘言巧辭／甘言巧辞
- 百巧千窮／百巧千穷
- 百巧成窮／百巧成穷
- 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo)
- 祈巧
- 窮妙極巧／穷妙极巧
- 窮工極巧／穷工极巧
- 精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
- 細巧／细巧
- 綿密小巧／绵密小巧
- 繆巧／缪巧
- 纖巧／纤巧 (xiānqiǎo)
- 能工巧匠
- 舞文巧法
- 舞文巧詆／舞文巧诋
- 花言巧語／花言巧语 (huāyánqiǎoyǔ)
- 花貓巧嘴／花猫巧嘴
- 討巧／讨巧 (tǎoqiǎo)
- 豪奪巧取／豪夺巧取
- 趕巧／赶巧 (gǎnqiǎo)
- 輕巧／轻巧 (qīngqiǎo)
- 辭巧理拙／辞巧理拙
- 靈巧／灵巧 (língqiǎo)
- 鬥巧／斗巧
- 鬥巧爭奇／斗巧争奇
- 齊巧／齐巧
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
巧 | |
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| alternative forms | 蹺／跷 竅／窍 橋／桥 嘺／𪡀 𫣹 | |
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Pronunciation
Compounds
Pronunciation
Japanese
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 巧 |
| たく(み) Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 巧 |
| こう Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
Korean
Compounds
- 교묘 (巧妙, gyomyo, “ingenuity, skill, cleverness”)
- 정교 (精巧, jeonggyo, “elaborateness, delicateness, exquisiteness”)
- 기묘 (技巧, gimyo, “technique, technical ability, finesse, skill”)
Vietnamese
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