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造诣 (zào yì) — high-level attainments or accomplishments (in an academic or artistic field)

Definition

A formal, written noun meaning 'deep attainments' in an academic or artistic field — almost always paired with 深 and a field (在…方面造诣很深).

noun
high-level attainments or accomplishments (in an academic or artistic field)

Examples

  • 造诣，。
    Tā zài yīn yuè fāng miàn zào yì hěn shēn, yóu qí shàn cháng gāng qín.
    He has deep attainments in music, especially skilled at the piano.
  • 造诣。
    Zhè wèi lǎo xiān sheng de shū fǎ zào yì fēi cháng liǎo bù qǐ.
    This elderly gentleman's calligraphy attainments are extraordinary.
  • 造诣。
    Tā zài yǔ yán xué fāng miàn de zào yì dé dào le guó jì rèn kě.
    Her attainments in linguistics have received international recognition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

造zàoattain
诣yìreach

造 (attain) and 诣 (reach) are parallel, giving a high level reached in study or art.

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
辵辵chuòto walk
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屮
屮chè造zào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

Open 造 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 詣; 诣 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
旨
旨zhǐ詣yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 詣 uses 言 to show the meaning and 旨 to show the sound; the simplified 诣 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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