韵脚 (yùnjiǎo): rhyme word at the end of a vers…

Meanings

1 rhyme word at the end of a verse line
2 rhyme; rhyming syllable

Characters

韵

Examples

这首诗的韵脚押得很工整。

Zhè shǒu shī de yùnjiǎo yā de hěn gōngzhěng.

The rhymes in this poem are very neatly matched.

说唱歌词最讲究韵脚。

Shuōchàng gēcí zuì jiǎngjiu yùnjiǎo.

Rap lyrics put the most emphasis on rhyme.

Tips

memory

韵 (rhyme) + 脚 (foot) = 'rhyme-foot' — the foot of the verse line, which is exactly where the rhyme lands in classical Chinese poetry. The metaphor lines up neatly with the English 'foot' of poetic meter, even though the underlying systems differ.