liù

technical
historical

Meaning of 六艺

六艺 means the six arts (rites, music, archery, charioteering, writing, arithmetic); the Six Classics (Poetry, Documents, Rites, Music, Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals). Pronounced liù yì.

  • the six arts (rites, music, archery, charioteering, writing, arithmetic)
  • the Six Classics (Poetry, Documents, Rites, Music, Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals)

Definitions & Examples

dài
guì
jīng
tōng
liù
 

Aristocratic children in ancient times had to master the six arts.

Liù
zhōng
de
shè
xiāng
dāng
jīn
tiān
de
chéng
 

Archery and charioteering in the six arts were equivalent to today's physical education classes.

Kǒng
chàng
jūn
yīng
xiū
liù
 

Confucius advocated that gentlemen should study the six arts.