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巧 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
巧 ＝ 工 ＋ 丂
ㄑㄧㄠˇ · qiǎo
adj — skillful, clever, deft; opportune

字源 FORM — what the parts do

工義a carpenter's square — work, craft
丂聲qiǎo — gives the sounda hook-shaped stroke, hard to spot in the modern glyph
A craftsman's square (工) sets the sense on skilled work. 丂, the curled stroke on the right, carries the sound qiǎo. Together: deft hands, clever making (巧手、巧妙).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一把曲尺（工）在手，再勾一道準準的彎（丂）——做得巧。
A square (工) in hand, one clean curved cut (丂) — work done deftly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)技巧、手巧— skill, craft
→靈巧、巧妙— clever, deft, ingenious常用
⇒湊巧、剛巧— opportune, by coincidence
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
丂kǎothe phonetic — the same hook builds 考 kǎo; here it sounds qiǎo