手艺
shoǔ yì · HSK 7
handicraft
🪚🧶 手艺 = hand (手) + art/skill (艺) = a trade done by hand
手 means hand and 艺 means art or skill, so 手艺 is literally hand-art: the craftsmanship or trade skill someone works with their hands.
手 — pictograph of a hand with five fingers
手 is a pictograph showing an open hand with fingers and a wrist. Early bronze and oracle bone forms clearly depict five splayed fingers, which simplified over time into the modern shape. It keeps its original meaning of 'hand' and also serves as a radical in many characters related to hand actions.