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

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.

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; phonetic

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 5 #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 7-9 #3,111

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

称 chēng HSK 2 #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 1 #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 6 #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)