多才多艺 (duō cái duō yì)

Character breakdown

• 多 (duō) · 6 strokes

  Depicts two pieces of meat together to convey the meaning "much" or "plentiful". In ancient China meat was a rare treat. Unrelated to 夕.

• 才 (cái) · 3 strokes

  Originally a pictograph of a wooden post, similar to 弋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 多 (duō) · 6 strokes

  Depicts two pieces of meat together to convey the meaning "much" or "plentiful". In ancient China meat was a rare treat. Unrelated to 夕.

• 艺 (yì) · 4 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 乙 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to plant". The meaning later shifted to "skill" and "art". Simplified form of 藝.