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1.

Animated Stroke Order 词

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

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3.

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5.

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Words about vocabulary and language

词 + related character

In these words, 词 refers to words or vocabulary as a language resource.

词典 • cí diǎn • dictionary • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 词 is used in context

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

shǐ使

yòng用

zhè这

Information

Pinyincí

Meaningword

Strokes7

Radical讠

Traditional詞

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#345

Zhuyinㄘˊ

UnicodeU+8BCD

CangjieYRSMR

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讠speech

Words (讠) are organized into phrases or verses (司) — a term or lyric.

cí词

diǎn典

dictionary

词语 • cí yǔ • words and expressions • HSK 4

HSK 4

cí词

yǔ语

words and expressions

词汇 • cí huì • vocabulary; words and phrases • HSK 5

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cí词

huì汇

vocabulary; words and phrases

Words about poetry and lyrics

related character + 词

In these words, 词 refers to a type of lyric or poetic composition.

歌词 • gē cí • song lyric • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

gē歌

cí词

song lyric

诗词 • shī cí • poetry; poems and lyrics • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shī诗

cí词

poetry; poems and lyrics

běn

本

cí词

diǎn典

chá查

shēng生

cí词

。

I often use this dictionary to look up new words

Zhè这

ge个

shēng生

cí词

shì是

shén什

me么

yì意

si思

？

What does this new word mean?

zhè这

ge个

cí词

yǔ语

de的

yì意

si思

wǒ我

bù不

tài太

míng明

bai白

。

I don't quite understand the meaning of this word/expression.

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

de的

gē歌

cí词

xiě写

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

yōu优

měi美

。

The lyrics of this song are written very beautifully

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