诗篇 meaning in English

shīpiān

a poem; a composition in verse

Traditional 詩篇23 strokes

Meaning of 诗篇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shīpiān
  1. a poem
  2. a composition in verse
  3. fig. epic (compared with historical epic)
  4. the biblical Book of Psalms

诗篇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

萨sà尔ěr曼màn·鲁lǔ西xī迪dí的de《撒sā旦dàn诗shī篇piān》是shì现xiàn代dài文wén学xué的de真zhēn正zhèng的de杰jié作zuò
“The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie is a real masterpiece of modern literature.

Stroke order for each character

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诗 shī · poem · 8 strokes

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篇 piān · sheet · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 诗篇.

诗人shīrénbard; poet
诗歌shīgēpoem
篇幅piānfúlength (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
唱诗班chàngshībānchoir
史诗shǐshīan epic; poetic saga
诗意shīyìpoetry; poetic quality or flavor
诗句shījùverse
诗集shījípoetry anthology
赞美诗zànměishī(Christianity) hymn; psalm

Questions about 诗篇

What does 诗篇 mean?

诗篇 (shīpiān) means "a poem; a composition in verse".

How do you write 诗篇?

诗篇 is made of 2 characters: 诗 (8 strokes), 篇 (15 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

How is 诗篇 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 诗篇 is written 詩篇.