What does 诗 mean in Chinese?

诗 (shī) means "poem; poetry; verse" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 4 word.

How do you pronounce 诗?

诗 is pronounced "shī" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 诗?

诗 is an HSK Level 4 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 4).

What words contain the character 诗?

Common words with 诗 include 卑诗 (British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")), 反诗 (verse criticizing officials), 古诗 (old verse), 史诗 (an epic), 吟诗 (to recite poetry).

How do you write 诗?

You can practice writing 诗 using our stroke order tool.

诗 (shī), poem

诗

shī

poem; poetry; verse

HSK 4classifier

Traditional: 詩

Character Breakdown

Radical: 言 (no. 149)Traditional: 詩

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Definitions

(classifier) poem
poetry
verse

Classifier: 首 (shǒu)

Example Sentences

中国古代诗人留下了许多名诗。

Zhōngguó gǔdài shīrén liúxià le xǔduō míng shī

Ancient Chinese poets left behind many famous poems

Words Containing 诗

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
卑诗	Bēi Shī	British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
反诗	fǎn shī	verse criticizing officials
古诗	gǔ shī	old verse
史诗	shǐ shī	an epic
吟诗	yín shī	to recite poetry
唐诗	Táng shī	Tang poetry
律诗	lǜ shī	regular verse
情诗	qíng shī	love poem
一节诗	yī jié shī	stanza
史诗性	shǐ shī xìng	epic

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Related Words

古诗(gǔ shī)· old verse

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唐诗(Táng shī)· Tang poetry

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诗篇(shī piān)· a poem

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旧诗(jiù shī)· old verse

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 4

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诗

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