巧 qiǎo skillful
skillful; ingenious; as it happens
怎么记住“巧”: 工 work + 丂 sigh = skillful. At work, the new apprentice lets out a sigh as the old master carves a chair with hands so skillful.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
巧 = 工 work + 丂 sigh
- 工 work meaning
- 丂 sigh sound
At work, the new apprentice lets out a sigh as the old master carves a chair with hands so skillful.
How it came to be
Work gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Two ideas: cleverness/skill and coincidence. 巧妙 (qiǎomiào) ingenious, 技巧 (jìqiǎo) technique/knack.
- 巧合 (qiǎohé) coincidence; 恰巧 / 正巧 (qiàqiǎo / zhèngqiǎo) = "as it happens": 恰巧我也在 (qiàqiǎo wǒ yě zài) as luck would have it I was there too.
- In 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì, chocolate) it's just a transliteration syllable with no meaning.
含“巧”的汉字
含“巧”的词语
例句
- 他的嘴上和脸上都沾满了巧克力。 Tā de zuǐshàng hé liǎnshàng dōu zhānmǎn le qiǎokèlì.His lips and face are covered with chocolate.