Origin

This character combines a person component on the left with a component suggesting branching or supporting on the right. The idea is that a person's skills branch out in different directions like the limbs of a tree, or that skill is something that supports or props up a person's abilities. Over time, the character came to mean the deeds or techniques that a skilled person can perform, emphasizing the practical, actionable nature of expertise rather than abstract knowledge.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).