诗词 shīcí verse
怎么记住“诗词”: 诗 poem + 词 word = verse.
汉字
用法
- Classical Chinese verse - the 诗 (shi) and 词 (ci) poetic forms - 古典诗词 (gǔdiǎn shīcí) classical poetry.
- Refers specifically to traditional verse (Tang shi, Song ci): 唐诗宋词 (Táng shī Sòng cí).
- Contrast 诗歌 (shīgē), poetry broadly including modern free verse; 诗词 evokes the classical canon.