艺德 (yì dé) — professional ethics and moral integrity in the arts

Definition

艺德 (yì dé) means moral and ethical conduct within the arts — an artist's character and integrity on stage or in creative work.

noun
professional ethics and moral integrity in the arts

Examples

  • ,艺德。
    Zuò wéi yí gè yǎn yuán, yì dé bǐ yǎn jì gèng zhòng yào.
    As an actor, professional ethics are more important than acting skills.
  • 艺德。
    Zhè wèi gē xīng yīn wèi yì dé wèn tí bèi guān zhòng pī píng.
    This pop star was criticized by the audience for issues of artistic integrity.
  • 艺德。
    Guān zhòng duì yì rén de yì dé yāo qiú yuè lái yuè gāo.
    The audience's expectations for artists' moral conduct are getting higher and higher.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

德dévirtue

艺 and 德 together mean virtue in artistic work.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
乙
乙yǐ艺yì
Same sound today

In 艺, the top 艹 points to plants, and the lower 乙 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìroad
Sound part声符shēngfú
惪
惪dé德dé
Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

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