巧 is built from the 工 and 丂 (hooked breath (phonetic)) components.
It reads コウ like 工, as do 攻, 江, 功, and 項 — learn 工 once and the family's reading comes with it.
A common word using 巧 is 巧妙 (こうみょう), meaning “ingenious, skillful, clever”.
Don't confuse it with 考, 拷, and 朽.
