How to say “poetry” in Chinese
poetry, poem
“Poetry” in Chinese is 诗, shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
诗 is read shī. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 寺 hints at the reading, as it also does in 时 shí.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “诗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 诗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这首诗很短，但是很美。zhèshǒushīhěnduǎn,dànshìhěnměiThis poem is short, but very beautiful.
- 他是一位有名的诗人tāshìyíwèiyǒumíngdeshīrénHe is a famous poet.
- 这首诗的主题是爱情zhèshǒushīdezhǔtíshìàiqíngThe theme of this poem is love.
- 这首诗的语言很生动zhèshǒushīdeyǔyánhěnshēngdòngThe language of this poem is very vivid.
- 她从小就喜欢背2古代诗词tācóngxiǎojiùxǐhuanbèigǔdàishīcíShe has loved memorizing classical poems since she was little.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Literature and poetry”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “poetry” in Chinese?
“Poetry” in Chinese is 诗, pinyin shī.
What does 诗 mean?
诗 (shī) means “poetry, poem”.
How do you write 诗?
诗 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 诗?
诗 is read shī. Tones: shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“poetry” in the lesson “Literature and poetry”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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