Chinese Word: 艺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

艺 (Trad.: 藝)HSK 4

Pinyin: yì

English Definition: skill; art

Chinese Definition:
①才能，技能，技术：工艺。技艺。文艺。艺人。艺术(ａ．戏剧、曲艺、音乐、美术、建筑、舞蹈、电影、诗和文学等的总称；b．指富有创造性的方式、方法；c．形状独特而美观的)。艺苑奇葩。艺高人胆大。
②种植：园艺。
③准则、法度、限度：“骄泰奢侈，贪欲无艺。”

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:乙 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 乙 [ yǐ ] second; 2nd heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 节芒

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艺术HSK 4	yì shù	art
文艺HSK 6	wén yì	literature and art
艺术家HSK 4	yì shù jiā	artist; Classifiers: 个
工艺	gōng yì	arts and crafts; industrial arts
艺人	yì rén	performing artist; actor

1		nǎi nai 奶奶 de 的 chú yì 厨艺 hěn hǎo 很好。 My grandmother is a good cook.
2		tā 他 de 的 huà r 画儿 hěn 很 yǒu 有 yì shù 艺术 gǎn 感。 His paintings have a lot of artistic sense.
3		tā 他 hěn 很 shàn yú 善于 dòng shǒu zuò 动手做 shǒu gōng yì pǐn 手工艺品。 He is very skilled at making handicrafts with his hands.
4		guǎng chǎng 广场 shàng 上 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 mài yì 卖艺 de 的 rén 人。 There are many street performers on the square.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 shǒu gōng 手工 gōng yì pǐn 工艺品 fēi cháng 非常 jīng měi 精美。 This handmade craft is very exquisite.

1		nǎi nai 奶奶 de 的 chú yì 厨艺 hěn hǎo 很好。 My grandmother is a good cook.
2		tā 他 de 的 huà r 画儿 hěn 很 yǒu 有 yì shù 艺术 gǎn 感。 His paintings have a lot of artistic sense.
3		tā 他 hěn 很 shàn yú 善于 dòng shǒu zuò 动手做 shǒu gōng yì pǐn 手工艺品。 He is very skilled at making handicrafts with his hands.
4		guǎng chǎng 广场 shàng 上 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 mài yì 卖艺 de 的 rén 人。 There are many street performers on the square.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 shǒu gōng 手工 gōng yì pǐn 工艺品 fēi cháng 非常 jīng měi 精美。 This handmade craft is very exquisite.