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词
詞
cí
1. word
2. statement
3. speech
4. lyrics
5. CL:[[組|组<zǔ>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
6. classical Chinese poem
7. CL:[[首<shǒu>]]
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

词
cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

组词
zǔcí
to combine words
词尾
cíwěi
suffix
数词
shùcí
numeral
答词
dácí
reply
词人
círén
writer of [[詞|词<cí>]] (a kind of classical Chinese poem)
词句
cíjù
words and sentences
措词
cuòcí
wording
敬词
jìngcí
term of esteem
浮词
fúcí
florid but insubstantial remarks
祷词
dǎocí
litany (text of a prayer)
复词
fùcí
compound word
詈词
lìcí
insult
词位
cíwèi
lexeme
词汇
cíhuì
variant of [[詞彙|词汇<cíhuì>]]
HSK 5
实词
shící
content word
挽词
wǎncí
an elegy
提词
tící
to prompt
收词
shōucí
to collect words
新词
xīncí
new expression
歌词
gēcí
song lyric

Alternate Entries

词
cí
old variant of [[詞|词<cí>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
958
Word Frequency Rank
1,810 of 84,292

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