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艺术性 (yì shù xìng) — artistic quality, artistry

Definition

A noun meaning the artistic quality or aesthetic value of a work (painting, film, performance). Pairs with adjectives like 高 / 缺乏 to judge how 'artistic' something is.

noun
artistic qualityartistry

Examples

  • 艺术性。
    Zhè fú huà de yì shù xìng hěn gāo.
    This painting has very high artistic quality.
  • 艺术性。
    Tā de biǎo yǎn hěn yǒu yì shù xìng.
    His performance is full of artistry.
  • 艺术性。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng quē fá yì shù xìng.
    This movie lacks artistic quality.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

艺术art
艺yìskill术shùtechnique
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

“艺术” is art and “性” is quality, giving the quality of being artistic.

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.

Open 艺 →

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 術; 术 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
行行xíngstreet, path
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú術shù
Same sound today

The traditional form 術 has 行 (street, path) beside 朮, which gives the sound; the simplified 术 is a later shorthand.

Open 术 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
Appears in
Art & Fine Arts

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