艺
HSK 3

艺 (yì): art, talent, ability

yì

art, talent, ability

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Pinyin

yì

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

art, talent, ability

How to Write 艺 (yì)

艺 is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Origin of 艺

A phono-semantic compound: 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, and 乙 hints at the pronunciation.

What 艺 is Made Of

艺 is built from 2 components:

艹grass, weed, plant, herb
乙second

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Words Using 艺

Common Chinese words that contain 艺:

手艺

shǒuyì

文艺

wényì

艺术

yìshù

工艺品

gōngyìpǐn

Characters Related to 艺

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