艺
Tap the pinyin to hear it
skill; art
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
technique · Heisig RSH #228
fishhook + flower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 艺
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国文学艺术界联合会 | China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC); abbr. to 文聯|文联 | |
| 行动艺术家 | performance artist | |
| 行为艺术家 | performance artist | |
| 艺多不压身 | it's always good to have more skills (idiom) | |
| 文艺作品 | literary work; art work | |
| 行动艺术 | performance art | |
| 手工艺 | handicraft; arts and crafts | |
| 中国游艺机游乐园协会 | China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) | |
| 江湖艺人 | itinerant entertainer | |
| 艺不压身 | see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1] | |
| 工艺美术 | applied art | |
| 行为艺术 | performance art | |
| 武艺高强 | highly skilled in martial arts | |
| 民间艺术 | folk art | |
| 艺术学院 | art institute; art and drama college | |
| 文艺复兴 | the Renaissance | |
| 工艺品 | handicraft article; handiwork; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 花艺师 | florist; floral designer | |
| 游艺会 | folk festival; fair; carnival | |
| 艺术家 | artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 乙 — compare how they read.