琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà

DEFINITIONS

  1. the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
  2. the accomplishments of a well-educated person

CHARACTERS

琴 qín
HSK 4
Chinese lute or guitar
棋 qí
HSK 5
chess; any game similar to chess
書 shū book, letter, document; writings
畫 huà delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw