巧妙
Old HSK 5
巧妙 (qiǎomiào) · clever
巧妙 (qiǎomiào) means “clever; ingenious”. It is written with 2 characters: 巧 (by coincidence) + 妙 (mysterious). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 巧妙 is built
The characters
巧 qiǎo · by coincidence
What 巧 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 工 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
妙 miào · mysterious
What 妙 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
Example sentences
这个设计非常巧妙。Zhège shèjì fēicháng qiǎomiào.This design is very clever.
他巧妙地回答了这个问题。Tā qiǎomiào de huídá le zhège wèntí.He answered the question cleverly.
Questions about 巧妙
What does 巧妙 mean?
巧妙 (qiǎomiào) means “clever; ingenious”.
How do you pronounce 巧妙?
巧妙 is pronounced qiǎomiào.
Which HSK level is 巧妙?
巧妙 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 技巧jìqiǎoskill
- 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
- 恰巧qiàqiǎoby chance
- 巧qiǎoby coincidence
- 美妙měimiàowonderful
- 莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàobaffling
- 奇妙qímiàowonderful
Learn 巧妙 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.