诗篇
shī piān · a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 诗篇
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
诗shīabbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs; poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
诗人shīrénbard; poet
诗词shīcíverse
诗歌shīgēpoem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
篇幅piānfúlength (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page