诗 shī poem
poem; poetry; verse
How to remember 诗: 讠 words + 寺 temple = poem. She finds the right words while sitting by the old mountain temple, and at sunset she reads aloud her first poem.
Component breakdown
诗 = 讠 words + 寺 temple
- 讠 words
- 寺 temple
She finds the right words while sitting by the old mountain temple, and at sunset she reads aloud her first poem.
How it is used
- Poetry/poem. 诗人 (shīrén) poet, 诗歌 (shīgē) poetry (the genre as a whole).
- 诗词 (shīcí) pairs 诗 (classical shi-poems) with 词 (ci, sung lyric poetry) - a shorthand for classical Chinese verse.
- Measure word for a single poem is 首 (shǒu): 一首诗 (yì shǒu shī) a poem.