懂中文 Dong Chinese

艺

yì

skill, art

Original meaning: 

to plant

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 乙 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to plant". The meaning later shifted to "skill" and "art". Simplified form of 藝.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

乙 sound component

乙  Sound component

yǐ, zhé

  

second

Evolution

艺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
艺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

艺 (藝) 

yì

art; talent, ability; craft; skill

Most common words with 艺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

艺术

art

艺术家

artist

艺

skill

工艺

arts and crafts

文艺

literature and art

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

呓