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Definition(s) for: 诗圣

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
诗圣 shī shèng - "sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 88,003 61,234

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shī- abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
shī- poem
- CL:首[shou3]
- poetry
- verse
- to dig
shèng- old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]
shèng- (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
- (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)
- (bound form) holy; sacred

Other Words Containing 诗圣

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo