藝

简 艺 · 繁 藝
Cantonese · source Jyutpingngai6

Meanings

  1. skill
  2. art
  3. talent
  4. ability
  5. craft
  6. dexterity
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

ngaingai1—ngai2—ngai3—危ngai4danger蚁ngai5trouble艺ngai6skill

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 藝 yì CC-CEDICT · Mandarinskill; art

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: yi4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

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ngai6

Cantonese word readings for 藝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. art
  2. skill; talent
  3. (literary) limit; bound; norm
  4. (literary) to plant; to grow

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Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source record & identity藝 艺 [yi4] {ngai6} /skill/art/talent/ability/craft/dexterity/ # adapted from cc-cedict

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