巧 (haau2 kiu2 | qiao3) : skillful; opportune; cunning

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巧

haau2 kiu2

qiao3

[1] skillful; adept; clever
[2] opportune; coincidental
[3] cunning; deceitful; artful

1. For all meanings, Jyutping haau2 is the standard reading.
2. For the meanings of "skillful" and "opportune", kiu2 is often used as the colloquial variant. In such case, some dictionaries might use 蹺 instead of 巧.

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 工 (#48)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

巧

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巧克力 haau2 hak1 lik6 qiao3 ke4 li4 = chocolate (Mandarin transliteration) 國

巧合 haau2 hap6 qiao3 he2 = coincidence

正巧 zing3 haau2 zheng4 qiao3 = just by chance; just happened to

技巧 gei6 haau2 ji4 qiao3 = skill; technique

精巧 zing1 haau2 jing1 qiao3 = exquisite, fine

湊巧 cau3 haau2 cou4 qiao3 = luckily; fortunately

巧妙 haau2 miu6 qiao3 miao4 = clever; ingenious

恰巧 hap1 haau2 qia4 qiao3 = by coincidence; fortunately

不巧 bat1 haau2 bu4 qiao3 = unfortunately 國

花巧 faa1 haau2 hua1 qiao3 = sharp; fancy

巧合的 haau2 hap6 dik1 qiao3 he2 de5 = coincident 國

巧克力糖 haau2 hak1 lik6 tong4*2 qiao3 ke4 li4 tang2 = [普] chocolates (as sweets) 國

巧幹 haau2 gon3 qiao3 gan4 = work ingeniously; do sth. in a clever way (lit., "clever limbs")

七巧板 cat1 haau2 baan2 qi1 qiao3 ban3 = tangram, the seven piece puzzle

弄巧成拙 lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut6 nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 = trying to make something better but end up making it worse

花言巧語 faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3 = sweet but insincere words; flowery language; blandishments

碰巧 pung3 haau2 peng4 qiao3 = by chance; by coincidence

乖巧 gwaai1 haau2 guai1 qiao3 = clever; lovable; cute; well-behaved

熱巧克力 jit6 haau2 hak1 lik6 re4 qiao3 ke4 li4 = hot chocolate 國

輕巧 heng1 haau2 qing1 qiao3 = dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful

取巧 ceoi2 haau2 qu3 qiao3 = resort to trickery

靈巧 ling4 haau2 ling2 qiao3 = skillful; adroit; dexterous

巧遇 haau2 jyu6 qiao3 yu4 = chance upon; meet unexpectedly

熟能生巧 suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 shu2 neng2 sheng1qiao3 = practice makes perfect

視覺加工技巧 si6 gok3 gaa1 gung1 gei6 haau2 shi4 jue2 jia1 gong1 ji4 qiao3 = visual processing skill

語音技巧 jyu5 jam1 gei6 haau2 yu3 yin1 ji4 qiao3 = phonological skill

巧家 haau2 gaa1 qiao3 jia1 = Qiaojia (place in Yunnan)

巧克力城 haau2 hak1 lik6 sing4 qiao3 ke4 li4 cheng2 = "Chocolate City" in Guangzhou

咁啱得咁巧 gam3 ngaam1 dak1 gam3 kiu2 = as luck would have it 粵

巧令 haau2 ling6*3 = very beautiful 粵

巧言令色 haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4 = talk cleverly and act kind but lack sincerity

盧巧音 lou4 haau2 jam1 lu2 qiao3 yin1 = Candy Lo

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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