艺 (yì): skill, art
艺 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “skill.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 乙 (phonetic). It ranks #786 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 艺 grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- skill
- art
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 艺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 艺术noun | yì shù | art | 4 |
| 艺人noun | yì rén | entertainer | 6 |
| 技艺noun | jì yì | skill | 6 |
| 多才多艺phrase | duō cái duō yì | multitalented | 6 |
| 工艺noun | gōng yì | arts and crafts | 5 |
| 文艺noun | wén yì | literature and art | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艺术家noun | yì shù jiā | artist |
| 艺术品noun | yì shù pǐn | art piece |
| 手艺noun | shǒu yì | craftmanship |
| 玩艺 | wán yì | variant of 玩意 |
| 园艺noun | yuán yì | gardening |
| 演艺noun | yǎn yì | performing arts |
| 文艺复兴proper-noun | wén yì fù xīng | the Renaissance |
| 演艺圈noun | yǎn yì quān | show business |
| 艺名noun | yì míng | stage name (of an actor or actress) |
| 艺术馆 | yì shù guǎn | art gallery |
| 工艺品noun | gōng yì pǐn | handicraft article |
| 艺妓noun | yì jì | geisha (Japanese female entertainer) |
| 综艺noun | zōng yì | variety (entertainment format) |
| 陶艺noun | táo yì | ceramic art |
| 演艺界noun | yǎn yì jiè | the entertainment world |
艺 appears in 90 compound words: 26 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 艺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
being reputable for having both artistic skills and morals (especially when referring to an artist of any domain)
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 艺.
Example Sentences
艺字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
yì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "艺" has different usages in different contexts.
...、事业低潮换绝情! 她叹:一个没心没肺的艺人
. . . , shì yè dī cháo huàn jué qíng ! tā tàn : yī gè méi xīn méi fèi de yì rén
..., career low tide for heartlessness! She sighed: A heartless artist
古天乐现身演协春茗送惊喜 刘江演艺贡献获表扬:我未够资格
gǔ tiān lè xiàn shēn yǎn xié chūn 茗 sòng jīng xǐ liú jiāng yǎn yì gòng xiàn huò biǎo yáng : wǒ wèi gòu zī gé
Louis Koo appeared in the Spring Tea of the Acting Association to send a surprise Liu Jiang's acting contribution was praised: I am not qualified enough
...CKPINK官方YouTube订户破亿 艺人创举
. . . C K P I N K guān fāng Y o u T u b e dìng hù pò yì yì rén chuàng jǔ
... CKPINK's official YouTube subscribers exceed 100 million Artist Initiative
老妇创意善用厨余 巧手制艺术品
lǎo fù chuàng yì shàn yòng chú yú qiǎo shǒu zhì yì shù pǐn
The old woman creatively uses kitchen waste to make artworks by hand
你去看艺术展览了吗？
Nǐ qù kàn yìshù zhǎnlǎn le ma?
Did you go to the art exhibition?
艺术博物馆在这附近吗？
Yìshù bówùguǎn zài zhè fùjìn ma?
Is the museum of art around here?
巫师问年轻人：「你懂什么技艺？」
Wūshī wèn niánqīngrén:「 nǐ dǒng shénme jìyì?」
"What craft do you know?" the wizard asked the youth.
他无庸置疑是个伟大的艺术家。
Tā wúyōng zhìyí shì gè wěidà de yìshùjiā.
It is clear that he is a great artist.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (grass) component
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