qiǎo

coincidentally; as it happens; skillful

HSK 4 #1219

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1219th character
Radical ⼯ (48.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 197

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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Words containing 巧

Word Meaning
to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit
tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)
by coincidence; it so happened that; against expectation
scheme; maneuver
opportune short cut (around a difficulty)
skilled workman
ingenuity; innovative thinking
to argue skillfully or plausibly; rhetoric
unluckily
unluckily
perfect timing
perfect timing
by chance; by coincidence; by good luck
by happy coincidence
exquisite; dainty and delicate
Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
chocolate chip
tchoukball (loanword)
clever wife; ingenious housewife
cannot do a job without needed resources
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong zhāo tōng, Yunnan
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong zhāo tōng, Yunnan
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong zhāo tōng, Yunnan
to work resourcefully; to apply intelligence