巧
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Translingual
Han character
巧 (Kangxi radical 48, 工+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一女尸 (MMVS), four-corner 11127, composition ⿰工丂)
Derived characters
- 㚽 𢫚 㤍 𤇤 𧊌 𥬤 𥿣 䛒 𨥿 𨾢 𩈎 𩿸 䲾
- 𫩟 𭩣 𬰗 𫶱
- 窍 (Simplified form of 竅)
References
- KangXi: page 325, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8721
- Dae Jaweon: page 628, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 412, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5DE7
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (丂) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 丂 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 攷 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 考 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 烤 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 拷 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 栲 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 洘 | *kʰluːʔ |
| 銬 | *kʰluːs |
| 巧 | *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs |
| 朽 | *qʰluʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs) : semantic 工 + phonetic 丂 (OC *kʰluːʔ)
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. | 巧 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
Definitions
巧
- skill; technique
- ingenious; skillful
- hypocritical; fake; cunning
- exquisite; elaborate
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
- opportune; coincidental
- 真是太巧了！ ― Zhēnshì tài qiǎo le! ― What a coincidence!
- fortunately; by chance
- (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
- (～日) (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 便宜, 低廉, 低賤 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 便宜, 賤 |
| Taiwan | 便宜 | |
| Harbin | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Jinan | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Luoyang | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Wanrong | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Xi'an | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yinchuan | 便宜 | |
| Lanzhou | 便宜 | |
| Xining | 便宜 | |
| Ürümqi | 便宜 | |
| Wuhan | 便宜, 相因 | |
| Chengdu | 相因, 便宜 | |
| Guiyang | 相因 | |
| Liuzhou | 便宜 | |
| Xuzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yangzhou | 便宜, 划廉 | |
| Nanjing | 便宜 | |
| Hefei | 巧, 便宜 | |
| Nantong | 便宜 | |
| Malaysia | 便宜 | |
| Singapore | 便宜 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 平 |
| Hong Kong | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 平 | |
| Macau | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 平 | |
| Foshan | 平 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 平 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 平 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 平 | |
| Taishan | 平 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 平 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 平 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 平 | |
| Dongguan | 平 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 平 | |
| Qingyuan | 平 | |
| Fogang | 平 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 平 | |
| Yangshan | 平, 便宜 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 平 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 平宜 | |
| Shaoguan | 平 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 平 | |
| Renhua | 平, 抵得 | |
| Lechang | 平 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 平 | |
| Sihui | 平 | |
| Guangning | 平枯 | |
| Deqing | 平 | |
| Huaiji | 平 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 平 | |
| Yunfu | 平 | |
| Xinxing | 平 | |
| Luoding | 平 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 平 | |
| Yangjiang | 平, 平宜 | |
| Nanning | 平 | |
| Yulin | 平 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 平 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 平 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 便宜 |
| Lichuan | 便宜 | |
| Pingxiang | 便宜 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 便宜, 平 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 平 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 平 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 便宜 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 平 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 便宜 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 便宜 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 便宜 | |
| Jiexi | 便宜 | |
| Yudu | 便宜 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 便宜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 便宜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 便宜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 便宜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 便宜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 便宜 | |
| Hong Kong | 平 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 便宜 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 便宜 | |
| Singkawang | 便宜 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 便宜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 便宜, 賤 |
| Xinzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 便宜 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 便宜, 賤 |
| Matsu | 便宜 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 俗, 便宜 |
| Quanzhou | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Zhangzhou | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Taipei | 俗 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 俗 | |
| Kaohsiung | 俗 | |
| Yilan | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 俗 | |
| Taichung | 俗 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 俗 | |
| Tainan | 俗 | |
| Taitung | 俗 | |
| Hsinchu | 俗 | |
| Kinmen | 俗 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 便宜 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 偏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 俗 | |
| Chaozhou | 便 | |
| Shantou | 便 | |
| Jieyang | 便 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 便 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 便 | |
| Wenchang | 便宜 | |
| Haikou | 便宜 | |
| Qionghai | 便宜 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 便宜 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 相因 |
| Xianyou | 相因 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 平 |
| Sanxiang | 平 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 平 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 便宜, 𠼢 | |
| Suzhou | 便宜, 𠼢 | |
| Danyang | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Hangzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Ningbo | 便宜 | |
| Wenzhou | 鬆, 便宜 | |
| Jinhua | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 便宜 |
| Loudi | 便宜 | |
| Shuangfeng | 便宜, 賤 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 聰明 |
| Taiwan | 聰明 | |
| Jinan | 聰明 | |
| Xi'an | 靈, 靈醒 | |
| Wuhan | 聰明 | |
| Chengdu | 精靈, 聰明 | |
| Guilin | 聰明 | |
| Yangzhou | 聰明 | |
| Hefei | 聰明 | |
| Malaysia | 聰明 | |
| Singapore | 聰明 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Hong Kong | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 | |
| Taishan | 聰明, 叻, 參 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 叻 | |
| Yangjiang | 伶俐, 叻 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 精, 扮𠮨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聰明, 機靈 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聰明 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聰明 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聰明 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聰明, 精 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聰明, 精 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聰明 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 將 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 機靈, 聰明 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 聰明 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 聰明 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 聰明 |
| Quanzhou | 聰明, 骨鳥 derogatory | |
| Zhangzhou | 聰明 | |
| Taipei | 聰明, 巧, 明白 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 巧, 勥, 𠢕 | |
| Chaozhou | 聰明 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 聰明 | |
| Wenchang | 精 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 精 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聰明 |
| Ningbo | 聰明 | |
| Wenzhou | 靈, 聰明 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 靈泛, 聰明 |
| Shuangfeng | 聰明 | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 巧
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Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. | 巧 | |
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| alternative forms | 蹺／跷 竅／窍 橋／桥 嘺／𪡀 𫣹 | |
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Pronunciation
Definitions
巧
- (Cantonese) opportune; coincidental
Compounds
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation borrowed from Mandarin 好 (hǎo), tone from Cantonese 好 (hou2).
Pronunciation
Definitions
巧
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) Alternative form of 好.
Japanese
Kanji
巧
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- clever, skillful
Readings
- Go-on: きょう (kyō)
- Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)←かう (kau, historical)
- Kun: うまい (umai, 巧い); たくみ (takumi, 巧み, Jōyō); たくむ (takumu, 巧む); さとい (satoi)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 巧 |
| たく(み) Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Proper noun
巧 • (Takumi)
- a male given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 巧 |
| こう Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
Proper noun
巧 • (Kō) ←かう (kau)?
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja
巧 (eumhun 공교할 교 (gonggyohal gyo))
- Hanja form? of 교 (“skillful, ingenious, clever”).
Compounds
- 교묘 (巧妙, gyomyo, “ingenuity, skill, cleverness”)
- 정교 (精巧, jeonggyo, “elaborateness, delicateness, exquisiteness”)
- 기묘 (技巧, gimyo, “technique, technical ability, finesse, skill”)
Vietnamese
Han character
巧: Hán Nôm readings: xảo
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