诗人
HSK 4 (2021)
诗人 (shīrén) · poet
诗人 (shīrén) means “poet”. It is written with 2 characters: 诗 (poem) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 诗人 is built
The characters
诗 shī · poem
What 诗 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
李白是有名的诗人。Lǐ Bái shì yǒumíng de shīrén.Li Bai is a famous poet.
你最喜欢哪个诗人？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ ge shīrén?Which poet do you like best?
Questions about 诗人
What does 诗人 mean?
诗人 (shīrén) means “poet”.
How do you pronounce 诗人?
诗人 is pronounced shīrén.
Which HSK level is 诗人?
诗人 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 诗shīpoem
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 诗人 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.