() - Art — refers to skill, craft, technique, or & the root character for the modern simplified form

Tone 4

yì | 13 strokes | radical:

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Art — refers to skill, craft, technique, or artistic ability;

the root character for the modern simplified form 艺.

Art — refers to skill, craft, technique, orthe root character for the modern simplified form

Usage highlights

Art and skillHandicraftGardening artPerforming artsArtistic talentTechnical skill

Synonyms

  • art, skill (modern simplified form)
  • technique, method
  • skill, craft

Antonyms

  • clumsy, unskillful

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She has great artistic talent (兿术才能).
  • Traditional crafts require skill (手兿).
  • He studies performing arts (表演兿术).
  • Gardening is a living art (园兿).

Collocations

  • Art and skill(兿术)
  • Handicraft(手兿)
  • Gardening art(园兿)
  • Performing arts(表演兿术)
  • Artistic talent(兿术才能)
  • Technical skill(技兿)

Idioms

  • Multi-talented in arts(多才多兿)
  • Outstanding in both morals and arts(德兿双馨)
  • Skilled in various arts(兿不压身)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 兿 is the original form of 艺 (art), representing planting and cultivation skills in ancient times.
  • In Confucian tradition, the 'six arts' (六艺) included rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.
  • The character embodies the concept that art requires both technical skill and cultivated refinement.

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