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poem

HSK 10 N1
shī
うた
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詩)
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
Buddhist temple
court, office
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Simplified (诗)
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
Buddhist temple
court, office
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Shī]
abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shī​jīng], the Book of Songs
/ [shī]
poem; CL:首[shǒu]; poetry; verse
Japanese
うた 同音

noun

  1. song; singing (esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs)
  2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry
同音

noun

  1. poem; poetry; verse
  2. Chinese poem
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うた
Uta female given name
ことば
Kotoba female given name
Shi female given name
しらべ
Shirabe female given name