近体诗

近體詩

jìntǐshī

noun

Meanings

1 regulated verse (Tang-dynasty poetry with strict tonal, rhyme and parallelism rules)

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Examples

近体诗包括绝句和律诗两大类。

Jìntǐshī bāokuò juéjù hé lǜshī liǎng dà lèi.

Regulated verse includes the two major types of quatrains and eight-line regulated poems.

写近体诗必须讲究平仄和押韵。

Xiě jìntǐshī bìxū jiǎngjiu píngzè hé yāyùn.

Writing regulated verse you must pay attention to tonal patterns and rhyme.

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history

The name means 'recent-style poetry', contrasting with 古体诗 (old-style verse). The form crystallized in the early Tang and became the default for elite poetry thereafter, with Du Fu as its supreme master. 'Recent' here is relative to the Han-Wei era.

usage

Core subtypes: 五言绝句 (5-char quatrain), 七言绝句 (7-char quatrain), 五言律诗 (5-char regulated), 七言律诗 (7-char regulated).

Stroke Order

近 jìn

体 tǐ

诗 shī