巧
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
巧 (Kangxi radical 48, 工+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一女尸 (MMVS), four-corner 11127, composition ⿰工丂)
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs): semantic 工 + phonetic 丂 (OC *kʰluːʔ)
Etymology 1[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
巧 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
巧
- skill; technique
- ingenious; skillful
- hypocritical; fake; cunning
- exquisite; elaborate
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
- opportune; coincidental
- fortunately; by chance
- (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
- (～日) (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 精, 叻, 醒目 | |
| 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 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 巧, 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[edit]
Derived terms from 巧
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Etymology 2[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
巧 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 蹺／跷 竅／窍 橋／桥 嘺 𫣹 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
巧
Compounds[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
巧
- clever, skillful
Readings[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 巧 |
| たく(み) Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Proper noun[edit]
- A male given name
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 巧 |
| こう Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
Proper noun[edit]
- A male given name
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
巧 (eumhun 공교할 교 (gonggyohal gyo))
Compounds[edit]
- 교묘 (巧妙, gyomyo, “ingenuity, skill, cleverness”)
- 정교 (精巧, jeonggyo, “elaborateness, delicateness, exquisiteness”)
- 기묘 (技巧, gimyo, “technique, technical ability, finesse, skill”)
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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