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巧 (Kangxi radical 48,工+2, 5 strokes,cangjie input一一女尸 (MMVS),four-corner11127,composition⿰工丂)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*kʰruːʔ, *kʰruːs): semantic 工 + phonetic 丂(OC*kʰluːʔ)
| simp. andtrad. | 巧 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 巧 | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 苦絞切 | 苦敎切 |
| Baxter | khaewX | khaewH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠauX/ | /kʰˠauH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚauX/ | /kʰᵚauH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰauX/ | /kʰauH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaɨwX/ | /kʰaɨwH/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰauX/ | /kʰauH/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰauX/ | /kʰauH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰauX/ | /kʰauH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiǎo | qiào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haau2 | haau3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qiǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khæwX › |
| Old Chinese | /*[kʰ]ˁruʔ/ |
| English | artful |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 巧 | 巧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 7410 | 7411 |
| Phonetic component | 丂 | 丂 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 巧 | 敲 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰruːʔ/ | /*kʰruːs/ |
巧
| 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 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聰明 |
| Taiwan | 聰明 | |
| Malaysia | 聰明,pandai | |
| Singapore | 聰明,pandai | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聰明 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 靈,靈醒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 精靈,聰明 |
| Wuhan | 聰明 | |
| Guilin | 聰明 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聰明 |
| Hefei | 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) | 聰明,精,叻,醒目,扮𠮨 | |
| 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 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聰明 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聰明,伶俐 |
| Quanzhou | 聰明,骨,骨鳥 derogatory,伶俐 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聰明,伶俐 | |
| Taipei | 聰明,巧,明白 | |
| Singapore(Hokkien) | 聰明,𠢕,勥,醒目,巧 | |
| Manila(Hokkien) | 巧,勥,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 | |
| simp. andtrad. | 巧 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 蹺/跷 竅/窍 橋/桥 嘺/𪡀 𫣹 | |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
巧
Pronunciation borrowed fromMandarin好 (hǎo), tone fromCantonese好 (hou2).
巧
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 巧 |
| たく(み) Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 巧 |
| こう Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
巧 (eumhun공교할교(gonggyohal gyo))
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