术

shù

method

technique

tree (木) + dot at center (丶) = the core of a skill

The dot marks the center of a tree trunk — the valuable heartwood, the hidden core where the real craft and skill reside. From that image of inner essence grew the idea of specialized technique.

木+丶→术
丶A dot marking a pointSemantic
木TreeSemantic

他学了很多种魔术,表演得很好。

tā xué le hěn duō zhǒng mó shù,biǎo yǎn de hěn hǎo。

He learned many kinds of magic tricks and performed them very well.

医生的手术技术非常高,病人很快就好了。

yī shēng de shǒu shù jì shù fēi cháng gāo,bìng rén hěn kuài jiù hǎo le。

The doctor's surgical technique is very high, and the patient recovered quickly.

Words with 术

算术

suàn shù

arithmetic

话术

huà shù

manipulative talk

美术馆

měi shù guǎn

art gallery

核技术

hé jì shù

nuclear technology

科学技术

kē xué jì shù

science and technology

法术

fǎ shù

magic

艺术品

yì shù pǐn

art piece

艺术史

yì shù shǐ

art history

术语

shù yǔ

term

白术

bái zhú

the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

不学无术

bù xué wú shù

without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent

行为艺术

xíng wéi yì shù

performance art

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