诣 (yì) · attainment (in learning or art)

Meanings

1 attainment (in learning or art)
2 to call on (a superior); to visit

Characters

诣

yì

attainment; to visit (a superior)

Examples

HSK 5

他在书法上的造诣很深。

Tā zài shūfǎ shàng de zàoyì hěn shēn.

His attainment in calligraphy is remarkably deep.

HSK 6

学生诣师门求教。

Xuésheng yì shī mén qiújiào.

The student went to the teacher's home to ask for guidance.

Tips

usage

Most common in 造诣 (level of attainment, especially in a scholarly or artistic field). The older verbal sense - to go and call on a respected person - is now literary.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

Left 讠 is the speech radical 言 in left-side form. It hints at going to speak with a superior - calling on someone for instruction.

phonetic

旨 zhǐ

purport

Right 旨 supplies the sound (zhǐ drifting to yì). The same phonetic anchors 指 (finger) and 脂 (fat, grease).

Stroke Order

诣 yì

Related Words

造诣 zàoyì #27,541

level of mastery / attainment in a skill or field / achievement (in arts or scholarship)

拜访 bàifǎng HSK 6 #3,173

to pay a visit; to call on (someone) / to visit (formal; shows respect)

称之为 chēngzhīwéi #4,355

to call it; to refer to it as / to term it as

称呼 chēnghu HSK 6 #3,111

to call / to address as / form of address / title

称 chēng HSK 5 #1,837

to call; to name; to address as / to state; to say / to praise; to commend / to weigh (on a scale)

报警 bàojǐng HSK 5 #1,774

to report to the police; to call the police / to sound an alarm

打电话 dǎ diànhuà HSK 1 #314

to make a phone call

打 dǎ HSK 2 #137

to hit; to strike / to fight / to play (ball, cards, mahjong) / to make (a phone call) / to do; to engage in / from; since

拨打 bōdǎ HSK 5 #6,290

to dial (a phone number); to call

拜会 bàihuì HSK 7-9 #32,123

to pay a formal visit; to call on (someone important)