Dong Chinese dictionary

yì

art, skill

to plant

Depicts a person with two hands outstretched (丮) planting something in the ground (土).

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts some sort of plant.

土 Iconic component

tǔ

earth

丮 Iconic component

jǐ

catch

Depicts a person holding out both hands.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 丮 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yì

art; skill

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (3 verified)

Sources