巧
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,252 U+5DE7
How 巧 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
工 (semantic, “work”) + 丂 (phonetic, kǎo)
How to remember it
adroit · Heisig RSH #1024
I-beam + snare
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丂
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丂 (kǎo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丂 sound component | kǎo | obstruction of breath (qi); variant of 考 |
| 号 | hào | mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar |
| 考 | kǎo | to test, to investigate, to examine |
Words containing 巧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无巧不成书 | wú qiǎo bù chéng shū | curious coincidence |
| 来得早不如来得巧 | lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo | arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing |
| 白巧克力 | bái qiǎo kè lì | white chocolate |
| 黑巧克力 | hēi qiǎo kè lì | dark chocolate |
| 花言巧语 | huā yán qiǎo yǔ | graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; d… |
| 巧家县 | Qiǎo jiā Xiàn | Qiaojia, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 心灵手巧 | xīn líng shǒu qiǎo | capable; clever; dexterous |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate; CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| 巧立名目 | qiǎo lì míng mù | to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account) |
| 牛奶巧克力 | niú nǎi qiǎo kè lì | milk chocolate |
| 巧言令色 | qiǎo yán lìng sè | to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) |
| 投机取巧 | tóu jī qǔ qiǎo | to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks |
| 熟能生巧 | shú néng shēng qiǎo | with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect |
| 不巧 | bù qiǎo | too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it |
| 巧人 | qiǎo rén | Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw) |
| 小巧 | xiǎo qiǎo | small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty |
| 巧家 | Qiǎo jiā | see 巧家縣|巧家县[Qiao3 jia1 Xian4] |
| 白巧 | bái qiǎo | white chocolate (abbr. for 白巧克力[bai2 qiao3 ke4 li4]) |
| 机巧 | jī qiǎo | cunning; dexterous; ingenious |
| 花巧 | huā qiǎo | fancy |