五言绝句

Traditional form:

五言絕句

Pinyin (reading):

wǔyánjuéjù

Definitions:

• poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line

Characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 句 - sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza

Traditional characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 句 - sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza