六艺 in English Liu4 Yi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4])
  • another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]

Simplified Characters

六 艺

Traditional Characters

六 藝

Pinyin

Liu4 Yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

六liu4six 艺yi4skill