诣

詣

yì

旨 + 讠

Definitions

yì to go (to visit a superior); one's current attainment in learning or art

Etymology

To meet 讠 a goal 旨; 旨 also provides the pronunciation

About

诣 combines 讠 (speech, suggesting a formal meeting) and 旨 (goal, also the phonetic) to suggest 'meeting a goal'. Its traditional form is 詣, using the full radical 言. Originally it meant to go to a place, especially to pay a formal visit to a superior. Over time it extended to denote the level of scholarly or artistic achievement, its primary sense today, while the original visiting meaning still appears occasionally.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我诣见了老师。

Wǒ yìjiàn le lǎoshī.

I visited the teacher.

他的艺术造诣很高。

Tā de yìshù zàoyì hěn gāo.

His artistic attainment is very high.

我们专程诣访了这位学者。

Wǒmen zhuānchéng yìfǎng le zhè wèi xuézhě.

We specially visited this scholar.

她在音乐领域颇有造诣。

Tā zài yīnyuè lǐngyù pō yǒu zàoyì.

She has considerable attainment in the field of music.

这位大师的造诣影响了很多人。

Zhè wèi dàshī de zàoyì yǐngxiǎng le hěn duō rén.

This master's attainment has influenced many people.

他多次诣见领导，汇报工作。

Tā duō cì yìjiàn lǐngdǎo, huìbào gōngzuò.

He visited the leader multiple times to report on work.

要想在学术上有所造诣，必须刻苦钻研。

Yào xiǎng zài xuéshù shàng yǒu suǒ zàoyì, bìxū kèkǔ zuānyán.

To achieve attainment in academics, one must study diligently.

他通过不断学习，终于在专业上达到了很高的造诣。

Tā tōngguò bùduàn xuéxí, zhōngyú zài zhuānyè shàng dádào le hěn gāo de zàoyì.

Through continuous learning, he finally achieved high attainment in his profession.

Related Characters

Component: 旨

Component: 讠

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