Chinese word dictionary

挽诗

wǎn shī · elegy

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Simplified挽诗

Traditional輓詩

Pinyinwǎn shī

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挽wǎn

to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow

诗shī

poetry; poem, verse, ode

How to learn 挽诗

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诗shī

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs; poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse

诗人shīrén

bard; poet

诗词shīcí

verse

诗歌shīgē

poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]

挽wǎn

to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover; variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead

挽回wǎnhuí

to retrieve; to redeem