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Animated Stroke Order 艺

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How to write 艺 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 艺

艺 stroke order diagram

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 艺

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4.

How to Use 艺

Arts and Literature

Words where 艺 means 'art' as a form of creative expression.

艺术 • yì shù • art • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 艺

艺人 • yì rén • performing artist

HSK 3.0 · L6

yì艺

rén

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

yì艺

yuàn苑

zhōng中

hěn很

yǒu

Information

Pinyinyì

Meaningskill, art, craft

Strokes4

Radical艹

Traditional藝

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#999

Zhuyinㄧˋ

UnicodeU+827A

CangjieTN

yì艺

shù术

art

文艺 • wén yì • literature and art • HSK 6

HSK 6

wén文

yì艺

literature and art

综艺 • zōng yì • variety show • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zōng综

yì艺

variety show

Skills and Crafts

Words where 艺 refers to practical skill or craftsmanship.

手艺 • shǒu yì • workmanship; craftsmanship; handicraft • HSK 6

HSK 6

shǒu手

yì艺

workmanship; craftsmanship; handicraft

工艺 • gōng yì • arts and crafts • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

gōng工

yì艺

arts and crafts

技艺 • jì yì • skill • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jì技

yì艺

skill

人

performing artist

工艺品 • gōng yì pǐn • handicrafts

HSK 6

gōng工

yì艺

pǐn品

handicrafts

多才多艺 • duō cái-duō yì • versatile; multi-talented

HSK 3.0 · L6

duō cái-duō yì

多才多艺

versatile; multi-talented

曲艺 • qǔ yì • Chinese folk art forms

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǔ曲

yì艺

Chinese folk art forms

有

míng名

qi气

。

He is very famous in the art world.

tā他

de的

pēng烹

rèn饪

jì技

yì艺

fēi非

cháng常

gāo高

chāo超

。

His cooking skills are very advanced.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

zuò做

yuán园

yì艺

。

On weekends, I enjoy gardening in the garden.

tā她

rè热

ài爱

yì艺

shù术

，

jīng经

cháng常

cān参

guān观

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

。

She loves art and often visits museums.

Zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

zhuān专

mén门

péi培

yǎng养

yǎn演

yì艺

rén人

cái才

。

This company specializes in training performing arts talent.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yi".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
咦yíexclamation of surprise
揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
彝yíYi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
翌yìbright; daybreak, dawn; the next day

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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