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art

HSK 10 N2
shù
ジュツ
すべ
Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 朮 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "city road". The meaning later shifted to "way", "method", "technique", and "skill".
Components
go/row+ skill =
art
Meaning component
xíng go/row
go
Phonetic component
shù skill
glutinous millet
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shù]
method; technique
/ [zhú]
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
Japanese
じゅつ 同音

noun

  1. art; technique; skill
  2. means; way
  3. stratagem; artifice; trick; trap
  4. magic; sorcery
すべ 同音
noun usually kana way; method; means
Korean
[術]
Affix
-sul; A suffix used to mean a technique or a talent.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
てだて
Tedate given name
やすし
Yasushi unclassified name