散曲

sǎnqǔ
noun

Measure Word

一首散曲 shǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 sanqu
  2. 2 song verse of the Yuan, Ming and Qing

Examples

HSK 7-9
Mǎ Zhìyuǎn de 《 Tiānjìngshā · Qiūsī 》 shì yì shǒu yǒumíng de sǎnqǔ.
Ma Zhiyuan's "Autumn Thoughts", to the tune Tianjingsha, is a famous sanqu.
HSK 7-9
Yuándài de sǎnqǔ yǔyán tōngsú, chángcháng jiāzá kǒuyǔ.
Yuan-dynasty sanqu use plain language, often mixed with everyday speech.

Tips

history
元曲 has two branches: 散曲, songs sung on their own with no dialogue or acting, and 杂剧, full plays. A 散曲 is either a single short song, a 小令, or a suite of songs in one musical mode, a 套数.

Stroke Order

散 sàn
曲 qǔ