How to say “poetry” in Chinese
poetry, poems
“Poetry” in Chinese is 诗歌, shī gē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
诗歌 is read shī gē: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 哥 gē hints at the sound.
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 “诗歌”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “poetry” in Chinese?
“Poetry” in Chinese is 诗歌, pinyin shīgē.
What does 诗歌 mean?
诗歌 (shīgē) means “poetry, poems”.
How do you write 诗歌?
诗歌 is 2 characters: 诗 (shī) — poem, poetry; 歌 (gē) — song. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 诗歌?
诗歌 is read shīgē. Tones: shī — first tone, gē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“poetry” in the lesson “Prose, poems, fairy tales”
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