Read Edit View history 巧 qiǎo HSK3 skillful Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 工 represents the meaning and 丂 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qiǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 巧 Simp strokes 巧 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 巧 Simp strokes 巧 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 巧 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 155, 644 ], [ 186, 640 ], [ 250, 649 ], [ 358, 681 ], [ 427, 690 ] ], [ [ 271, 629 ], [ 299, 605 ], [ 299, 569 ], [ 293, 412 ], [ 270, 384 ] ], [ [ 97, 302 ], [ 122, 293 ], [ 159, 290 ], [ 440, 438 ] ], [ [ 495, 688 ], [ 563, 683 ], [ 863, 743 ], [ 917, 736 ] ], [ [ 611, 661 ], [ 641, 641 ], [ 644, 633 ], [ 619, 554 ], [ 572, 441 ], [ 616, 437 ], [ 772, 465 ], [ 793, 461 ], [ 815, 445 ], [ 824, 435 ], [ 826, 418 ], [ 815, 325 ], [ 797, 244 ], [ 762, 148 ], [ 736, 103 ], [ 685, 59 ], [ 584, 123 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 306 639 Q 349 652 398 664 Q 432 674 437 679 Q 444 688 440 696 Q 433 708 402 713 Q 375 716 284 683 Q 184 659 163 655 Q 126 646 154 631 Q 187 613 264 628 L 306 639 Z", "M 312 393 Q 330 615 330 616 Q 317 631 306 639 C 283 658 255 657 264 628 Q 270 622 271 524 Q 270 472 267 375 C 266 345 310 363 312 393 Z", "M 267 375 Q 209 353 150 328 Q 131 319 97 317 Q 82 314 82 303 Q 81 287 92 280 Q 120 264 158 247 Q 171 246 182 256 Q 221 292 391 391 Q 416 404 433 421 Q 446 431 446 442 Q 439 446 426 443 Q 371 419 312 393 L 267 375 Z", "M 643 675 Q 724 696 908 722 Q 920 721 929 735 Q 930 748 905 759 Q 866 781 787 754 Q 645 721 500 699 Q 469 695 493 676 Q 526 652 574 660 Q 587 663 603 666 L 643 675 Z", "M 553 384 Q 602 418 703 438 Q 743 448 766 441 Q 791 432 793 392 Q 781 250 716 139 Q 700 114 685 108 Q 670 104 597 125 Q 581 134 578 126 Q 577 119 590 106 Q 627 61 650 22 Q 660 7 673 7 Q 691 6 713 19 Q 774 80 802 154 Q 830 227 851 369 Q 854 403 867 423 Q 880 436 869 450 Q 850 469 808 487 Q 786 497 759 487 Q 725 475 698 470 Q 665 464 624 458 Q 597 454 610 479 Q 661 596 682 623 Q 695 638 683 654 Q 668 666 643 675 C 616 688 599 696 603 666 Q 616 624 594 555 Q 587 536 578 515 Q 565 487 521 447 Q 503 429 506 413 Q 509 398 526 383 Q 539 371 553 384 Z" ] } 5 strokes 巧 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 151, 643 ], [ 437, 694 ] ], [ [ 272, 635 ], [ 300, 599 ], [ 279, 372 ] ], [ [ 87, 302 ], [ 156, 287 ], [ 438, 440 ] ], [ [ 490, 689 ], [ 924, 740 ] ], [ [ 608, 670 ], [ 647, 629 ], [ 561, 424 ], [ 758, 466 ], [ 832, 426 ], [ 793, 232 ], [ 724, 88 ], [ 671, 58 ], [ 585, 121 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M306,639C335,647 365,656 398,664C420,671 433,676 437,679C441,685 442,691 440,696C435,705 422,711 402,713C384,716 346,701 284,683C233,669 176,659 163,655C138,650 135,642 154,631C176,620 213,615 264,628C292,635 292,635 306,639Z", "M312,393C324,541 335,604 330,614C324,626 313,634 306,639C295,648 259,641 264,628C271,613 271,538 267,375C267,359 312,377 312,393Z", "M267,375C245,367 185,342 150,328C136,324 119,320 97,317C86,316 82,311 82,303C81,293 84,285 92,280C110,270 131,257 158,247C166,245 174,250 182,256C208,280 277,326 391,391C407,401 421,411 433,421C441,429 449,436 446,442C443,447 434,447 426,443C388,429 351,409 312,393C282,381 282,381 267,375Z", "M643,675C697,688 785,707 908,722C916,723 925,725 929,735C932,744 921,751 905,759C878,773 840,769 787,754C693,729 596,714 500,699C479,696 476,688 493,676C520,657 558,656 603,666C630,672 630,672 643,675Z", "M553,384C584,408 635,424 703,438C729,444 750,447 766,441C782,436 794,419 793,392C787,298 759,213 716,139C705,122 695,112 685,108C675,105 645,109 597,125C585,129 579,132 578,126C576,122 582,116 590,106C615,77 634,48 650,22C656,12 664,8 673,7C685,7 700,8 713,19C755,58 783,105 802,154C820,203 838,275 851,369C854,392 857,411 867,423C874,433 877,442 869,450C857,464 835,475 808,487C793,494 777,494 759,487C736,479 716,474 698,470C676,466 651,462 624,458C606,456 602,462 610,479C645,557 667,606 682,623C690,634 692,645 683,654C674,664 659,669 643,675C630,679 601,679 603,666C611,638 609,601 594,555C589,543 584,529 578,515C569,497 550,475 521,447C508,436 503,424 506,413C507,403 514,394 526,383C534,376 542,377 553,384Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.