诗意 (shī yì) — poetic flavor, poetic sentiment; a romantic or… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun for the poetic, romantic atmosphere or feeling of something — used for art, scenery, or moments that feel aesthetically beautiful, not just literal poetry.

noun

poetic flavorpoetic sentimenta romantic or aesthetically beautiful quality

Examples

诗意。
Zhè fú huà chōng mǎn le shī yì.
This painting is full of poetic flavor.
诗意。
Qiū tiān de huáng hūn tè bié yǒu shī yì.
Autumn dusk has a special poetic atmosphere.
，诗意。
Tā de shī gē yǔ yán yōu měi, hěn yǒu shī yì.
Her poetry has beautiful language and is very poetic.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

意yìflavor

诗 names poetry and 意 names the feeling or flavor it carries.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 詩; 诗 is its simplified writing.

言寺詩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì詩shī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 詩 combines 言 (speech) with 寺 as a sound part, because poetry is a kind of speech; the simplified 诗 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Literature & Poetry

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