六藝

六藝

See also: 六艺

Chinese

		six	skill; art
trad. (六藝)		六	藝
simp. (六艺)		六	艺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liùyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Liùyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liowyih
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

Proper noun

六藝

1. (archaic) the Six Arts which form the basis of education in ancient Chinese culture, namely rites 禮／礼 (lǐ), music 樂／乐 (yuè), archery 射 (shè), charioteering 御 (yù), calligraphy 書／书 (shū) and mathematics 數／数 (shù)
2. (archaic) the Six Classics 六經／六经 (liùjīng)
3. (archaic) the Six Styles of Calligraphy initiated during the reign of Wang Mang, founder of the Xin dynasty, namely pre-Qin script 古文 (gǔwén), non-traditional script 奇字 (qízì), seal script 篆書／篆书 (zhuànshū), clerical script 左書／左书 (zuǒshū), stamping script 繆篆／缪篆 (móuzhuàn, miùzhuàn) and bird-worm seal script 鳥蟲書／鸟虫书 (niǎochóngshū)

Synonyms

• (Six Arts): 藝文／艺文 (yìwén)