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詩

poem

[s]

Composition

Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shi1 • shī

Meaning

Primary

poem

Alternatives

poems, poetry

Mnemonic

[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-_] house, reading an ogre 詩 poem. As he recites, the 言 words of the poem come out of his mouth, and slowly form into the shape of a 寺 Buddhist temple. The 詩 poem is an ogre Buddhist scripture, of course.

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