Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 巧鹅, 巧娥, 俏娥(Chinese) Other Forms FormsQiao E Meaning & History From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 鹅 (é) meaning "goose" or 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".