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Pinyin: cíEnglish Definition: word; statement; speech; lyrics; Classifiers: 组 ,个 ; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 ; Classifiers: 首 Chinese Definition: ①语言里最小的可以独立运用的单位：词汇。词书。词典。词句。词序。词组。
②言辞，话语，泛指写诗作文：歌词。演讲词。誓词。词章。词律(文词的声律)。
③中国一种诗体(起于南朝，形成于唐代，盛行于宋代。本可入乐歌唱，后乐谱失传，只按词牌格律创作)：词人。词谱。词牌。词调(diào)。词韵。词曲。Total strokes: 7;
Radical: 言 Pictophonetic:
司 indicates the sound;
讠 (words) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
- ⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 司 [ sī ] to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
Example Words:
词典 [
cí diǎn ]: dictionary (of Chinese compound words); also written
辞典 词语 [
cí yǔ ]: word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
词汇 [
cí huì ]: vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word
词义 [
cí yì ]: meaning of a word
Example Sentences- 这个词用在这里会是什么后果？那句话呢？
What might be the repercussions of this word, or that sentence?
- 我终于在我的字典里查到了这个词。
I have run down the word in my dictionary eventually.
- 调子我记得，可是词儿我忘了。
I remember the tune all right, but I've forgotten the words.
- 他老是忘词。
He forgets it.
- 我们是如何选择什么时候用什么词呢？
How do we choose what word to use and when?
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