艺 (yì) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- art
- talent
- ability
- craft
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
艺 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 艺 is 艹 — meaning grass. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 获苦落葡萄著.
How the character is built
艺 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 乙 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 艺
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
艺 appears in 20 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 艺 / 相关任务
Words containing 艺 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 艺 mean in Chinese?
艺 (yì) means art; talent, ability; craft. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 艺 have?
艺 is written in 4 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 艺?
The radical of 艺 is 艹 (grass). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 获, 苦, 落, 葡, 萄.
What is the pinyin for 艺?
艺 is pronounced yì.
What HSK 4 words use 艺?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 艺 appears in 1 word, including 艺术 (yìshù). See the full list above.