Read Edit View history 艺 yì HSK3 skill, art Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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. Pinyin Separate values with commas yì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 藝 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 艹 is a component form of 艸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 艺 Simp strokes 艺 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 艺 Simp strokes 艺 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 艺 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 157, 630 ], [ 201, 622 ], [ 243, 623 ], [ 437, 652 ], [ 749, 685 ], [ 798, 680 ], [ 836, 665 ] ], [ [ 331, 762 ], [ 357, 748 ], [ 373, 730 ], [ 405, 553 ] ], [ [ 612, 825 ], [ 628, 817 ], [ 650, 785 ], [ 614, 647 ], [ 583, 560 ] ], [ [ 269, 442 ], [ 343, 444 ], [ 505, 484 ], [ 539, 479 ], [ 554, 466 ], [ 545, 444 ], [ 522, 418 ], [ 452, 356 ], [ 385, 285 ], [ 339, 221 ], [ 312, 159 ], [ 308, 125 ], [ 326, 86 ], [ 368, 50 ], [ 416, 30 ], [ 503, 14 ], [ 644, 14 ], [ 725, 26 ], [ 811, 56 ], [ 850, 83 ], [ 856, 132 ], [ 855, 274 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 638 650 Q 686 659 825 651 Q 841 650 847 659 Q 851 671 838 686 Q 790 729 701 707 Q 679 704 656 699 L 600 690 Q 509 677 411 664 L 362 658 Q 268 649 164 638 Q 133 635 155 619 Q 197 594 271 605 Q 320 618 370 625 L 413 632 Q 495 642 590 647 L 638 650 Z", "M 411 664 Q 408 706 407 738 Q 408 757 388 764 Q 349 785 325 778 Q 306 769 321 749 Q 360 698 362 658 L 370 625 Q 379 567 395 548 Q 408 538 414 549 Q 417 561 413 632 L 411 664 Z", "M 656 699 Q 659 723 688 775 Q 703 791 691 801 Q 678 819 641 835 Q 625 844 606 834 Q 596 827 605 816 Q 620 783 600 690 L 590 647 Q 572 581 574 560 Q 575 545 592 557 Q 601 566 638 650 L 656 699 Z", "M 277 454 Q 262 453 259 444 Q 256 437 265 432 Q 299 422 335 427 Q 453 458 484 462 Q 508 463 509 456 Q 513 444 494 427 Q 296 229 279 138 Q 278 134 277 128 Q 281 80 318 50 Q 411 -28 625 -23 Q 743 -20 881 38 Q 915 54 905 79 Q 880 151 867 267 Q 861 282 854 281 Q 848 281 843 264 Q 837 222 832 177 Q 823 113 777 85 Q 719 52 584 48 Q 451 42 398 67 Q 352 89 337 135 Q 328 226 503 372 Q 557 417 606 433 Q 634 442 626 456 Q 620 474 571 508 Q 553 524 522 513 Q 392 464 277 454 Z" ] } 4 strokes 艺 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 157, 630 ], [ 201, 622 ], [ 243, 623 ], [ 437, 652 ], [ 749, 685 ], [ 798, 680 ], [ 836, 665 ] ], [ [ 331, 762 ], [ 357, 748 ], [ 373, 730 ], [ 405, 553 ] ], [ [ 612, 825 ], [ 628, 817 ], [ 650, 785 ], [ 614, 647 ], [ 583, 560 ] ], [ [ 269, 442 ], [ 343, 444 ], [ 505, 484 ], [ 539, 479 ], [ 554, 466 ], [ 545, 444 ], [ 522, 418 ], [ 452, 356 ], [ 385, 285 ], [ 339, 221 ], [ 312, 159 ], [ 308, 125 ], [ 326, 86 ], [ 368, 50 ], [ 416, 30 ], [ 503, 14 ], [ 644, 14 ], [ 725, 26 ], [ 811, 56 ], [ 850, 83 ], [ 856, 132 ], [ 855, 274 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 638 650 Q 686 659 825 651 Q 841 650 847 659 Q 851 671 838 686 Q 790 729 701 707 Q 679 704 656 699 L 600 690 Q 509 677 411 664 L 362 658 Q 268 649 164 638 Q 133 635 155 619 Q 197 594 271 605 Q 320 618 370 625 L 413 632 Q 495 642 590 647 L 638 650 Z", "M 411 664 Q 408 706 407 738 Q 408 757 388 764 Q 349 785 325 778 Q 306 769 321 749 Q 360 698 362 658 L 370 625 Q 379 567 395 548 Q 408 538 414 549 Q 417 561 413 632 L 411 664 Z", "M 656 699 Q 659 723 688 775 Q 703 791 691 801 Q 678 819 641 835 Q 625 844 606 834 Q 596 827 605 816 Q 620 783 600 690 L 590 647 Q 572 581 574 560 Q 575 545 592 557 Q 601 566 638 650 L 656 699 Z", "M 277 454 Q 262 453 259 444 Q 256 437 265 432 Q 299 422 335 427 Q 453 458 484 462 Q 508 463 509 456 Q 513 444 494 427 Q 296 229 279 138 Q 278 134 277 128 Q 281 80 318 50 Q 411 -28 625 -23 Q 743 -20 881 38 Q 915 54 905 79 Q 880 151 867 267 Q 861 282 854 281 Q 848 281 843 264 Q 837 222 832 177 Q 823 113 777 85 Q 719 52 584 48 Q 451 42 398 67 Q 352 89 337 135 Q 328 226 503 372 Q 557 417 606 433 Q 634 442 626 456 Q 620 474 571 508 Q 553 524 522 513 Q 392 464 277 454 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.