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.

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他学了很多种魔,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

通信技术

tōng xìn jì shù

communications technology

造型艺术

zào xíng yì shù

visual arts

造纸术

zào zhǐ shù

papermaking process

自动化技术

zì dòng huà jì shù

automation

邪术

xié shù

sorcery

阑尾切除术

lán wěi qiē chú shù

appendectomy (medicine)

医术

yī shù

medical expertise

防御术

fáng yù shù

defensive art

隆乳手术

lóng rǔ shǒu shù

breast enlargement operation

隐写术

yǐn xiě shù

steganography

首席技术官

shǒu xí jì shù guān

chief technology officer (CTO)

马术

mǎ shù

equestrianism

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