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Shī

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Shī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shī | Shi1
English translation
abbr. for Shijing 詩經
>诗经 Shī jīng [Shī jīng], the Book of Songs
poem
CL: shǒu [shǒu]
poetry
verse
poetry; poem, verse, ode

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About Shī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shī

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of Shī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠寺

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of shī .

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Example sentences using Shī

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Shī 119:81 xīn 渴想 de jiù ēn wàng 你的应.

My soul languishes for Your salvation ; I wait for Your word.

ruò dǒng 英文 Yīng wén Shī 韵律 yùn lǜ , jiù 无法 wú fǎ 欣赏 xīnshǎng 英文诗.

You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.

zài 论文 lùnwén Zhōng 引用 yǐnyòng le 英国 Yīng guó 诗人 shī rén 丁尼 shēng de háng 诗句 shī jù .

He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper.

我们 wǒmen de 英语 Yīng yǔ 分为 fēn wéi 诗歌 shī gē 戏剧 xìjù 小说 xiǎoshuō děng 单元 dānyuán .

Our English course is divided into modules on poetry, drama, and novels.

拉丁语 Lā dīng yǔ de 诗歌 shī gē 仍然 réngrán 一点 yī diǎn dōu dǒng .

Latin verse remained completely incomprehensible to me.

Words with Shī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Shī poem shī
诗人 shī rén bard詩人
诗歌 shī gē poem詩歌
诗意 shī yì poetry詩意
史诗 shǐ shī an epic史詩
诗词 shī cí verse詩詞
诗句 shī jù verse詩句
诗集 shī jí poetry anthology詩集
诗篇 shī piān a poem詩篇
诗文 shī wén poetry and literature詩文
唐诗 Táng shī Tang poetry唐詩
诗经 Shī jīng Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经 Wǔ jīng [Wǔ​jīng]詩經
情诗 qíng shī love poem情詩
古诗 gǔ shī old verse古詩
吟诗 yín shī to recite poetry吟詩
诗情画意 shī qíng huà yì picturesque charm詩情畫意
十四行诗 shí sì háng shī sonnet十四行詩
打油诗 dǎ yóu shī humorous poem打油詩
诗书 Shī Shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 Shī jīng [Shī​jīng] and the Book of History 書經|书经 Shū jīng [Shū​jīng]詩書
赋诗 fù shī to versify賦詩
抒情诗 shū qíng shī lyric poetry抒情詩
散文诗 sǎn wén shī prose poem散文詩

Shī Decomposition & Compounds

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Shī Decomposition

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