skill

hand (扌) + phonetic (支) = skill

The hand radical anchors the meaning: skill is what the hands have learned to do with mastery. 支 mainly contributes the sound jì and does not carry the meaning here.

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他的画很高,大家都很佩服他。

tā de huà jì hěn gāo, dà jiā dōu hěn pèi fú tā。

His painting skill is very high; everyone admires him.

想学好一门艺,需要花很多时间练习。

xiǎng xué hǎo yī mén jì yì, xū yào huā hěn duō shí jiān liàn xí。

To master a skill, you need to spend a lot of time practicing.

Words with 技

通信技术

tōng xìn jì shù

communications technology

自动化技术

zì dòng huà jì shù

automation

长技

cháng jì

special skill

阿亨科技大学

ā hēng kē jì dà xué

RWTH Aachen University

陕西科技大学

shǎn xī kē jì dà xué

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

雕虫小技

diāo chóng xiǎo jì

insignificant talent

杂技

zá jì

acrobatics

杂技演员

zá jì yǎn yuán

acrobat

电子科技大学

diàn zǐ kē jì dà xué

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

电子竞技

diàn zǐ jìng jì

video gaming (as a sport)

首席技术官

shǒu xí jì shù guān

chief technology officer (CTO)

香港科技大学

xiāng gǎng kē jì dà xué

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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