Meaning of 诗人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- bard
- poet
How to use 诗人
诗人 is the everyday word for a poet, used for both famous historical poets and modern writers. It works like other job or role words ending in 人, such as 工人 (gōngrén) worker. Example: 李白是中国有名的诗人。(Lǐ Bái shì Zhōngguó yǒumíng de shīrén.) Li Bai is a famous Chinese poet.
诗 (shī) means poem or poetry, and 人 (rén) means person. Put them together and you get a poem person, someone who writes poems.
Common mistake: Learners often say shí or shǐ instead of the first tone shī, which can sound like 十 (shí) ten or 史 (shǐ) history. Also do not mix up 诗 (shī) with 时 (shí) time. They look a little alike, but 诗 has the speech radical 讠 on the left and 时 has 日.
诗人 in example sentences
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诗 shī · poem · 8 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 诗人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 诗人
What does 诗人 mean?
诗人 (shīrén) means "bard; poet" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 诗人?
诗人 is made of 2 characters: 诗 (8 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 诗人 an HSK word?
Yes. 诗人 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 诗人 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 诗人 is written 詩人.
What is the difference between 诗人 and 作家?
诗人 (shīrén) is specifically a poet. 作家 (zuòjiā) is a broader word for a writer or author, usually of novels, essays, or stories.
How do you say poem or to write a poem in Chinese?
A poem is 诗 (shī) or 诗歌 (shīgē), and one poem is 一首诗 (yì shǒu shī). To write a poem is 写诗 (xiě shī).