格律

Traditional form:

格律

Pinyin (reading):

gélü

Definitions:

• forms of versification
• conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition
• metrical verse

Characters:

• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 律 - statute, principle, regulation

Traditional characters:

• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 律 - statute, principle, regulation