文艺
Old HSK 6
文艺 (wényì) · literature and art
文艺 (wényì) means “literature and art; the arts”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 艺 (art). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 文艺 is built
The characters
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
艺 yì · art
What 艺 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 乙 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校每年都有文艺晚会。Xuéxiào měinián dōu yǒu wényì wǎnhuì.The school holds an arts evening every year.
他喜欢看文艺片。Tā xǐhuan kàn wényì piàn.He likes watching art-house films.
Questions about 文艺
What does 文艺 mean?
文艺 (wényì) means “literature and art; the arts”.
How do you pronounce 文艺?
文艺 is pronounced wényì.
Which HSK level is 文艺?
文艺 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 文明wénmíngcivilization
- 文学wénxuéliterature
- 文章wénzhāngarticle
Learn 文艺 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 190: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.