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诗 - shī

poetry; poem, verse, ode

poetry; poem, verse, ode

How to read 诗

Click 诗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshī
Englishpoetry; poem, verse, ode
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

诗人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 诗仙. Please read 诗作 one more time.

Common words with this character

bard; poet
"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
poem; poetic works
verse; CL:行[hang2]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 诗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 诗人 and 诗仙 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 诗.