艺 Strokes Write it Listen 艺 yì art; talent, ability; craft HSK 3 4 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 9 words Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb乙soundyǐsecond; 2nd heavenly stem How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 乙 yǐ hints at the sound.