Word and Radical Components of 巧克力

The Chinese word 巧克力 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
巧克力	qiǎokèlì, t	1. n. chocolate
巧克力		酒心巧克力 - liqueur chocolate

巧克力 ⇨ 巧 + 克 + 力

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
巧	qiǎo	1. skill; technique
		2. ingenious; skillful
		3. hypocritical; fake; cunning
		4. exquisite; elaborate
		5. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
		6. opportune; coincidental
		真是太巧了！ - What a coincidence!
		7. fortunately; by chance
		8. (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
		9. (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
		10. (Cantonese) opportune; coincidental
		11. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) Alternative form of 好 (-)
克	kè	1. (literary) to be able to
		克勤克儉 - hardworking and thrifty
		2. to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer
		Synonyms: 剋//, 戰勝
		克敵 - to defeat the enemy
		3. to subdue; to restrain
		克制 - to restrain
		4. to digest
		克食 - to aid digestion
		5. to set (a time limit)
		克日 - to set a date
		6. (dialectal)
		7. gram (g)
		1 市兩等於 50 克。 - 1 market tael is equivalent to 50 grams.
		8. (a Tibetan unit of volume or dry measure)
		9. (a Tibetan unit of land area)
		10. Simplified form of 剋
力	lì	1. physical strength; physical power; energy
		她個gè子雖小但力大驚人。 - For a small woman she has surprising strength.
		2. force; strength; power
		汽力 - steam power
		藥力 - efficacy of a drug
		力量 - power
		攻擊力 - firepower
		3. (physics) force
		這個力的方向與位移相xiāng同。 - This force is the same direction as the displacement.
		4. ability; capability
		能力 - ability
		他對古董很有鑑賞力。 - He has an eye for antiques.
		5. power and influence; might
		6. (literary) to make an effort; to strive; to endeavor; to work hard
		7. with all one's might; doing all in one's power
		力爭 - to work hard for
		力挽狂瀾 - to do one's utmost to save a desperate situation
		Li

巧 ⇨ 工 + 丂

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
工	gōng	1. labour; work
		工作 - work
		罷工 - to strike
		偷工減料 - to do shoddy work and use inferior materials
		2. (regional or dialectal, including, Southeast Asia) work; job; profession
		你做什麼工？ - What is your job?
		你失業\失咗失業\業咁耐，仲唔快啲搵返份工！ - It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon!
		3. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours)
		4. worker; labourer
		女工 - female worker
		礦工 - miner
		陶瓷工 - potter
		工農 - workers and peasants
		5. man-day
		6. construction
		工地 - construction site
		竣工 - to finish construction
		7. industry
		化工 - chemical industry
		8. engineer
		9. skill; technique
		10. to be good at; to be skilled in
		11. delicate; exquisite; fine
		工巧 - delicate; exquisite
	gōng	12. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3).
		13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3).
丂	kǎo	1. the look of air which is to be released
		2. Variant of 于
		3. Variant of 考

克 ⇨ 古 + 儿

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
古	gǔ	1. the past; ancient times
		古今 - ancient and modern times
		2. old; ancient
		3. classic; old-styled
		4. simple; unaffected; unsophisticated
		5. things in the past; antiquities; history
		6. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) story
		講古 - to tell a story
		7. Short for 古體詩 (ancient-style poem)
		古天樂 - Louis Koo Tin-lok (Hong Kong actor)
儿		1. legs
		2. Simplified form of 兒
		3. usage. May be used to specially write erhua (or the rhotic sound) in traditional Chinese, in contrast with child.
		4. Variant of 人

丂 ⇨ 一

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
一	一	1. one
		一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
		一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
		一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
		一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
		一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
		一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
		2. each; every
		給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
		3. single; alone
		獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
		專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
		4. whole; entire; all: throughout
		他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
		5. same; identical
		大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
		大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
		6. (classical) another; alternative
		蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
		7. (formal) certain aforementioned
		「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
		8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
		9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once
		10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
		11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
		12. Indicating the intention to try
		13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
		14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
		15. once; as soon as; upon
		一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
		我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
		一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
		一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
		16. (gay slang) top
		一號 - yīhào - a top
		17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
		18. =====Usage notes=====
	yī	19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
		20. one
		21. each; every
		22. whole; entire; all
	yíeijing dialect	23. (Beijing) one
		24. =====Usage notes=====

古 ⇨ 十 + 口

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
十	shí	1. ten
		2. (figurative) topmost; utmost
		十分 - very
		十全十美 - perfect
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
		漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
		這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
		2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
		入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
		出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
		門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
		3. gateway
		張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
		口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
		口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
		4. hole; cut
		口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
		傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
		5. port
		電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
		Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
		6. perimeter
		人口 (rénkǒu) - population
		戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
		7. government organ; department
		三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
		我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
		8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
		9. Variant of 名