巧 · Zhang Zhi (v2)
Qiǎo (3rd tone). The Shuowen Jiezi is short and exact: 「巧，技也。从工丂声」 — ‘skill’; the graph is built on 工, the carpenter’s tool. 巧 is craft in the hand, dexterity, the well-made thing. The Songs give it its most famous outing: 《诗经·卫风·硕人》 「巧笑倩兮， $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart