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Simplified Chinese version

U+5DE7

Seal script

Semantic variant
𢩨
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 2 strokes = 5 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.299#32 p.416#7 Kangxi: p.325#09 Cihai: p.465r5c01 GSR: 1041.l Hanyu: v1,p0412#01
Composition:Left: , right: . Component of: 𢫚 𫩟 𭩣 𤇤 𥬤 𥿣 𧊌 𨥿 𨾢 𬰗 𩈎 𩿸 𫶱
Mandarin:qiǎo ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese:haau2 kiu2
Tang reconstruction:kǎu
Shuowen:工部》巧:技也。从工丂声。
Guangyun:广韵·上声··》巧:好也,能也,善也,苦绞切又巧僞。苦敎切,二。
广韵·去声··》巧:巧僞。《山海经》云:义均始爲巧倕作百巧也。又苦绞切。
Kangxi:康熙字典·工部·》巧:〔古文〕丂𢩨《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤苦绞切,敲上声。《说文》技也。《广韵》能也,善也。《韵会》机巧也。《周礼·冬官考工记》天有时,地有气,材有美,工有巧。合此四者,然后可以爲良。《山海经》义均始爲巧,倕始作下民百巧。又《增韵》拙之反。《韵会》黠慧也。《老子·道德经》大巧若拙。《淮南子·主术训》是故有大略者,不可责以捷巧。又《广韵》好也。《诗·衞风》巧笑倩兮。又《韵会》射者工于命中曰巧。《孟子》知譬则巧也。又《广韵》僞也。《·小雅》巧言如簧,颜之厚矣。《传》出言虚僞,而不知惭于人。《礼·月令》毋或作淫巧。《注》淫巧,谓僞饰不如法也。又《广韵》苦敎切。《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》口敎切,𠀤敲去声。义同。又叶去九切,音糗。《前汉·司马迁传》圣人不巧,时变是守。
Fanqie:苦敎 (《广韵·上声··》) 苦敎 (《广韵·去声··》) 苦绞 (《广韵·去声··》)
Unihan definition:skillful, ingenious, clever

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Example usage

论语·学而》:子曰:“言令色,鲜矣仁!”
The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."
孟子·尽心上》:为机变之者,无所用耻焉。
Those who form contrivances and versatile schemes distinguished for their artfulness, do not allow their sense of shame to come into action.
礼记·檀弓下》:般,尔以人之母尝,则岂不得以?
Ban, you would, in the case of another man's mother, make trial of your ingenuity
庄子·齐物论》:自此以往,历不能得,而况其凡乎!
Going on from this (in our enumeration), the most skilful reckoner cannot reach (the end of the necessary numbers), and how much less can ordinary people do so!
道德经》:弃利,盗贼无有。
If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers.
商君书·垦令》:重刑而连其罪,则褊急之民不斗,很刚之民不讼,怠惰之民不游,费资之民不作,谀恶心之民无变也。
If penalties are made heavy and relations are involved in the punishments, petty and irascible people will not quarrel, intractable and stubborn people will not litigate, slothful and lazy people will not idle, those who waste their substance will not thrive, and those of evil heart, given to flattery, will bring about no change.
孙子兵法·作战》:故兵闻拙速,未睹之久也。
Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
史记·夏本纪》:能知能惠,何忧乎驩兜,何迁乎有苗,何畏乎言善色佞人?
When a man can be thus wise and kind, why should he have anxiety about a Huandou? why to be removing a chief of the Miao tribes? why should he fear a man of specious words, good appearance, and artful ways?
荀子·》:无知无,善治衣裳。
说苑·君道》:既成威德,民亲以服,清白上通,佞下塞,谏者得进,忠信乃畜。
春秋繁露》:司寇为乱,足恭不谨,言令色,阿党不平,慢令争诛,诛杀无罪,则司营诛之,营荡是也。
韩诗外传·卷三》:麑衣而䀈领,而女不以获罪。
大戴礼记》:言令色,能小行而笃,难于仁矣。
白虎通德论·乡射》:示服猛,佞也。
新书·修政语上》:帝喾曰:缘道者之辞而与为道已,缘者之事而学为已,行仁者之操而与为仁已。
中论·修本》:故一尺之锦,足以见其
孔子家语·致思》:孔子问之曰:“子乎?”
潜夫论·赞学》:使倕加绳墨而制之以斤斧,女工加五色而制之以机杼,则皆成宗庙之器、黼黻之章,可著于鬼神,可御于王公。
论衡·命义》:天有王梁、造父,人亦有之,禀受其气,故于御。
风俗通义》:,诈也。
孔丛子·公孙龙》:子高莫之应,退而告人曰:“言非而博,而不理。”
申鉴·政体》:空市则民不与,民不与,则为诈而取之,谓之偷窃。
素书·安礼章》:相胜。
新语·道基》:于是后圣乃定《五经》,明《六艺》,承天统地,穷事微,原情立本,以绪人伦,宗诸天地,修篇章,垂诸来世,被诸鸟兽,以匡衰乱,天人合策,原道悉备,智者达其心,百工穷其,乃调之以管弦丝竹之音,设锺鼓歌舞之乐,以节奢侈,正风俗,通文雅。
独断·卷下》:其乡射行礼,公卿冠委貌,衣玄端,执事者皮弁服,宫门仆射冠却非,大乐郊社祝舞者冠建华,其状如妇人缕簏,迎气五郊舞者所冠,亦为冕,车驾出后有士冠,似高山冠而小。
蔡中郎集·独断》:士冠、高五寸,要后相通埽除,从官服之,《礼》无文。
墨子·经上》:转则求其故。
列子·天瑞》:又有人锺贤世,矜能,修名誉,夸张于世,而不知己者,亦何人哉?
鶡冠子·道端》:富者观其所予,足以知仁,贵者观其所举,足以知忠,观其大𥘽,长不让少,贵不让贱,足以知礼达,观其所不行,足以知义,受官任治,观其去就,足以知智,迫之不惧,足以知勇,口利辞,足以知辩,使之不隐,足以知信,贫者观其所不取,足以知廉,贱者观其所不为,足以知贤,测深观天,足以知圣。
文子·精诚》:天之与人,有以相通,故国之沮亡也,天文变,世或乱,虹霓见,万物有以相连,精气有以相薄,故神明之事,不可以智为也,不可以强力致也。
文始真经·一宇》:关尹子曰:“两人射,相遇则拙见。”
列仙传·鹿皮公》:皮公兴思,妙缠绵。
老子河上公章句》:弃利,者,诈伪乱真也。
韩非子·主道》:不自操事而知拙与,不自计虑而知福与咎。
慎子·威德》:百工之子,不学而能者,非生也,言有常事也。
管子·轻重戊》:衡山之君告其相曰:“天下争吾械器,令其买再什以上”,衡山之民,释其本而修械器之
六韬·上贤》:掩善扬恶,进退为,王者慎勿与谋。
司马法·定爵》:凡战:定爵位,著功罪,收游士,申教诏,讯厥众,求厥技,方虑极物,变嫌推疑,养力索,因心之动。
三略·上略》:所适如肢体相随,骨节相救,天道自然,其无间。
淮南子·道应训》:有力,击之不中。
吕氏春秋·爱类》:王曰:“公输般,天下之工也,已为攻宋之械矣。”

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