诗
HSK 4

诗 (shī): poetry, poem, verse

shī

poetry, poem, verse

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Pinyin

shī

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

poetry, poem, verse

How to Write 诗 (shī)

诗 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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Origin of 诗

A phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, and 寺 hints at the pronunciation.

What 诗 is Made Of

诗 is built from 2 components:

讠words, speech
寺court, office

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