巧(qiǎo)

HSK 35 strokes

opportunely

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Character information

Pinyin
qiǎo
Meaning
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 巧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰工丂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 工 (work); 丂 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

工gōng丂kǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 巧 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 巧

Common words using 巧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiǎo巧kè克lì力
HSK 4

(loanword) chocolate

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jì技qiǎo巧
HSK 4

skill

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qiǎo巧miào妙
HSK 6

ingenious; clever

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guāi乖qiǎo巧
HSK 7-9

clever (child); smart; lovable; cute

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qiǎo巧hé合
HSK 7-9

coincidence

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xīn心líng灵shǒu手qiǎo巧
HSK 7-9

capable

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qià恰qiǎo巧
HSK 7-9

by chance; as chance would have it

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còu凑qiǎo巧
HSK 7-9

fortuitously

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Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 巧’s common words

克力技妙乖合心灵

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