(qiǎo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

qiǎo clever; skillful; coincidental HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 173 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 巧 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 巧

qiǎo clever; skillful; coincidental
太巧了,我们在机场遇到了。
Tài qiǎo le, wǒmen zài jīchǎng yùdào le.
What a coincidence, we met at the airport.
克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate
孩子们都喜欢吃巧克力。
Háizimen dōu xǐhuan chī qiǎokèlì.
Children all like eating chocolate.

Tasks Featuring 巧 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍饮食情况
Food & Dining · 巧克力
qiáo All Characters qiè / qiē →

About the character 巧

(qiǎo) means clever; skillful; coincidental. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".