艺

藝
yì
#784 most
frequent character
skill, art

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

艺 has 艹 vegetation as its meaning part and 乙 yǐ as its sound part. It first meant to plant. From planting came skill or ability, then art and craft.

艺 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
呓

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Homophones

HSK 4
亿yì
a hundred million, calculate
HSK 6
亦yì
also
益yì
benefit, profit, advantage
忆yì
to recollect, to remember, memory
抑yì
to restrain, to restrict, to keep down
意yì
idea, meaning, thought, to think

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