Chinese symbol for “ingenious”
巧妙
qiǎo miào
ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ingenious is 巧妙 (qiǎo miào), defined as: ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ingenious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有创造力 (有創造力) | yǒu chuàng zào lì | ingenious; creative |
| 独创性 (獨創性) | dú chuàng xìng | innovative; ingenious; originality; ingenuity |
| 灵巧 (靈巧) | líng qiǎo | deft; nimble |
| 机巧 (機巧) | jī qiǎo | cunning; dexterous |
| 灵妙 (靈妙) | líng miào | wonderful; ingenious; clever |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 巧妙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill; technique |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài) |
| 巧合 | qiǎo hé | coincidence; coincidental |
| 精巧 | jīng qiǎo | elaborate |
| 碰巧 | pèng qiǎo | by chance; by coincidence |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange |
| 美妙 | měi miào | beautiful; wonderful |
| 微妙 | wēi miào | subtle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ingenious”.
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