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巧

qiǎo

HSK 3.0 · 3

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

qiǎo · haau2 (Jyutping)

  1. opportunely
  2. coincidentally
  3. as it happens
  4. skillful
  5. timely

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

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