诗

詩
shī
HSK 5
#904 most
frequent character
poem
noun
Measure words:首 shǒu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

诗 joins 讠 speech with 寺 sì, a sound part. It first meant putting thoughts and feelings into spoken form, like song. That narrowed to poem and poetry.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢读古代的诗。
wǒ xǐhuān dú gǔdài de shī 。
I enjoy reading ancient poems.
老师让我们写一首现代诗。
lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yīshǒu xiàndàishī 。
The teacher asked us to write a modern poem.
这首诗表达了深刻的思想感情。
zhè shǒu shī biǎodá le shēnkè de sīxiǎng gǎnqíng 。
This poem expresses profound thoughts and feelings.

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