琴 qín
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 玨 guitar strings 今 modern, current
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
琴棋书画
qínqíshūhuà
the four traditional arts: qin, chess, calligraphy and painting
Characters in this word
棋 qí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
书 shū
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
画 huà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他从小学习琴棋书画，长大后果然多才多艺。 Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí qínqíshūhuà, zhǎngdà hòu guǒrán duōcáiduōyì. He studied the four traditional arts from childhood and indeed grew up to be very versatile.
- 古人认为琴棋书画能陶冶情操，提高修养。 Gǔrén rènwéi qínqíshūhuà néng táoyě qíngcāo, tígāo xiūyǎng. Ancient people believed that the four traditional arts could refine one's character and raise one's cultivation.
- 会琴棋书画的人，总能给聚会带来不少乐趣。 Huì qínqíshūhuà de rén, zǒng néng gěi jùhuì dài lái bù shǎo lèqù. People who master the four traditional arts always bring a lot of fun to gatherings.
Related words
- 钢琴 gāngqín piano
- 琴 qín musical instrument
- 对牛弹琴 duìniútánqín to play the lute to a cow; to address the wrong audience
- 小提琴 xiǎotíqín violin
- 棋子 qízǐ chess piece
- 围棋 wéiqí Go
- 象棋 xiàngqí Chinese chess
- 举棋不定 jǔqíbúdìng to hesitate; to be undecided
- 书 shū book
- 读书 dúshū to read books; to study
- 书包 shūbāo schoolbag
- 书店 shūdiàn bookstore