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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)

韵诗
yùnshī
rhyming verse
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
诗画
shīhuà
the collective name for poetry and paintings
诗礼
ShīLǐ
the Book of Songs [[書經|书经<Shūjīng>]] and Classic of Rites [[禮記|礼记<Lǐjì>]]
诗稿
shīgǎo
verse manuscript

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