Word information
Simplified诗词
Traditional詩詞
Pinyinshīcí
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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词cí
old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
词典cídiǎndictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
词汇cíhuìvariant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]; vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word
歌词gēcísong lyric; lyrics
诗shīabbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs; poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse