Chinese symbol for “poetry”
诗意
shī yì
Traditional: 詩意
poetry; poetic quality or flavor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for poetry is 诗意 (shī yì), defined as: poetry; poetic quality or flavor.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “poetry”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诗 (詩) | shī | poem; measure word: 首 (shǒu) |
| 骚 (騷) | sāo | (bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诗意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诗人 (詩人) | shī rén | bard; poet |
| 诗歌 (詩歌) | shī gē | poem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn) |
| 史诗 (史詩) | shǐ shī | an epic; poetic saga |
| 诗词 (詩詞) | shī cí | verse |
| 诗集 (詩集) | shī jí | poetry anthology |
| 诗句 (詩句) | shī jù | verse; measure word: 行 (háng) |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “poetry”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.