Originally written as 埶. The 艹 component was added later, based on the original meaning "to plant". The meaning later shifted to "skill" and "art".
Components
Traditional (藝)
Simplified (艺)
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Historical Evolution
艺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
艺 / 藝 [yì]
skill; art
Japanese
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
芸 あき
Aki female given name
芸 うん
Un unclassified name
芸 のり
Nori unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (77)
艺术 [yìshù] #1,821
art
艺术家 [yìshùjiā] #2,836
artist
工艺 [gōngyì] #17,639
arts and crafts
文艺 [wényì] #25,382
literature and art
艺人 [yìrén] #7,294
performing artist
艺术品 [yìshùpǐn] #5,707
art piece
手艺 [shǒuyì] #9,675
craftmanship
演艺 [yǎnyì] #13,569
performing arts
技艺 [jìyì] #14,047
skill
园艺 [yuányì] #11,690
gardening
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 芸術 [げいじゅつ] #5,649
art
⭐ 芸 [げい] #9,439
art
⭐ 芸術家 [げいじゅつか] #11,827
artist
芸当 [げいとう] #13,252
performance
⭐ 芸人 [げいにん] #13,865
(TV) comedian
⭐ 芸能人 [げいのうじん] #13,937
entertainer
芸術的 [げいじゅつてき] #17,078
artistic
⭐ 芸能 [げいのう] #18,532
public entertainment
武芸 [ぶげい] #20,749
martial arts
芸術品 [げいじゅつひん] #21,680
work of art
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