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巧 = 工 + 丂

巧 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “skillful”. It is built from 工 (labor) and 丂 (obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
skillful
Pinyin (Mandarin)
qiǎo
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
skillful, ingenious, clever, изобретательный, искусный, умный, ingenious, clever
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
巧 adroit

Decomposition

ids

  1. 工 labor
  2. 丂 obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release

Characters that contain 巧

How to find 巧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “labor” + “obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release”. 巧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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