| 七 |
qī yán lǜ shī | verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines |
| 七 |
qī | seven / 7 |
| 言 |
yán | words / speech / to say / to talk |
| 律 |
Lǜ | surname Lü |
| 律 |
lǜ | law |
| 律 |
lǜ shī | regular verse / strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming |
| 诗 |
Shī | abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs |
| 诗 |
shī | poem / CL:首 / poetry / verse |