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巧妙

qiǎo miào

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

qiǎo miào · haau2 miu6 (Jyutping)

  1. ingenious; clever
  2. ingenuity; artifice

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

巧

Meaning
skillful, ingenious, clever
Radical
工
Strokes
5
Components
⿰工丂
Cangjie
MMVS
Four-corner
1112.7

妙

Meaning
mysterious, subtle; exquisite
Radical
女
Strokes
7
Components
⿰女少
Cangjie
VFH
Four-corner
4942.0

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