詩
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shī · poetry

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 詩

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Example sentences

Notice where 詩 sits in each complete thought.

Tā bú shì shī rén, shì xiǎo shuō jiā.他不是詩人,是小說家。

He is not a poet but a novelist.

Source: Tatoeba #633893 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí wèi xiǎo shuō jiā hé shī rén.他是一位小說家和詩人。

He is a novelist and a poet.

Source: Tatoeba #808852 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì měi gè rén dōu néng chéng wéi shī rén.不是每個人都能成為詩人。

Not everyone can be a poet.

Source: Tatoeba #796970 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yù dào yí wèi xiǎo shuō jiā hé yí wèi shī rén.我遇到一位小說家和一位詩人。

I met a novelist and a poet.

Source: Tatoeba #778728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì shǒu hěn bàng de shī.這是一首很棒的詩。

That's a great poem.

Source: Tatoeba #825192 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào chéng wéi shī rén.我想要成為詩人。

I would like to become a poet.

Source: Tatoeba #4262699 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 詩 in context

  1. Say shī, then recall the core meaning: poetry.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 詩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.