巧 qiǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 工 labor, work 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
巧妙
qiǎomiào
clever, ingenious
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这个设计巧妙地利用了狭小空间。 Zhège shèjì qiǎomiào de lìyòng le xiáxiǎo kōngjiān. This design cleverly made use of the narrow space.
- 他想出了一个巧妙的办法解决问题。 Tā xiǎng chū le yí gè qiǎomiào de bànfǎ jiějué wèntí. He came up with a clever way to solve the problem.
- 这位魔术师巧妙地把硬币变没了。 Zhè wèi móshùshī qiǎomiào de bǎ yìngbì biàn méi le. This magician skillfully made the coin disappear.
Related words
- 巧 qiǎo skillful; clever
- 技巧 jìqiǎo skill; technique
- 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate
- 凑巧 còuqiǎo coincidental; by chance
- 乖巧 guāiqiǎo clever and obedient; well-behaved
- 精巧 jīngqiǎo exquisite; delicate; ingenious
- 灵巧 língqiǎo dexterous; skilful; ingenious
- 碰巧 pèngqiǎo by chance; coincidentally
- 恰巧 qiàqiǎo by chance; as it happens
- 巧合 qiǎohé coincidence; coincidental
- 心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo clever and skilful with one's hands
- 妙 miào wonderful, excellent