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诗
詩
shī
1. poem
2. CL:[[首<shǒu>]]
3. poetry
4. verse
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

诗
shī
poetry; poem, verse, ode
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

卑诗
BēiShī
British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
反诗
fǎnshī
verse criticizing officials
古诗
gǔshī
old verse
史诗
shǐshī
an epic
吟诗
yínshī
to recite poetry
唐诗
Tángshī
Tang poetry
律诗
lǚshī
regular verse
情诗
qíngshī
love poem
圣诗
shèngshī
hymn
旧诗
jiùshī
old verse
艳诗
yànshī
erotic verse
诗人
shīrén
bard
诗仙
shīxiān
"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai [[李白<LǐBái>]]
诗句
shījù
verse
诗坛
shītán
poetry circles
诗意
shīyì
poetry
诗文
shīwén
poetry and literature
诗曰
shīyuē
a poem goes:
诗书
ShīShū
the Book of Songs [[詩經|诗经<Shījīng>]] and the Book of History [[書經|书经<Shūjīng>]]
诗歌
shīgē
poem

Alternate Entries

诗
Shī
abbr. for Shijing [[詩經|诗经<Shījīng>]], the Book of Songs
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
905
Word Frequency Rank
1,913 of 84,292

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