精巧 (jīngqiǎo) — exquisite; delicate; ingenious

Characters in this word

Strokes: 14
Radical: 米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of: 米 rice, millet, grain 青 blue, green
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

这枚古代铜锁结构精巧，不用钥匙很难看出开启的机关。 Zhè méi gǔdài tóngsuǒ jiégòu jīngqiǎo, bú yòng yàoshi hěn nán kàn chū kāiqǐ de jīguān. The structure of this ancient copper lock is ingenious; without a key, it is hard to see how its mechanism opens.
这个小盒子做得非常精巧，打开后里面还有一层。 Zhè ge xiǎo hézi zuò de fēicháng jīngqiǎo, dǎkāi hòu lǐmiàn hái yǒu yì céng. This little box is exquisitely made, and there is another layer inside once you open it.
展览上有一件精巧的小钟，每到整点都会自己转动。 Zhǎnlǎn shàng yǒu yí jiàn jīngqiǎo de xiǎo zhōng, měi dào zhěngdiǎn dōu huì zìjǐ zhuàndòng. The exhibition has an exquisite little clock that starts to turn by itself on the hour.