琴棋书画 in English qin2 qi2 shu1 hua4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
  • the accomplishments of a well-educated person

Simplified Characters

琴 棋 书 画

Traditional Characters

琴 棋 書 畫

Pinyin

qin2 qi2 shu1 hua4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

琴qin2guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) 棋qi2variant of 棋[qi2] 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] 画hua4to draw