| 琴棋书画 |
qín - qí - shū - huà |
(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person |
| 琴 |
qín |
guqin 古琴 (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general |
| 琴 |
qín |
variant of 琴, guqin or zither |
| 棋 |
qí |
variant of 棋 |
| 棋 |
qí |
chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL:盘 / chess piece / CL:个,颗 |
| 棋 |
qí |
variant of 棋 |
| 书 |
Shū |
abbr. for 书经 |
| 书 |
shū |
book / letter / document / CL:本,册,部 / to write |
| 书画 |
shū huà |
painting and calligraphy |
| 画 |
huà |
to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:幅,张) / to draw (a line) (variant of 划) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) |