詩

literary composition in poetic form

Phono-semantic compound:

言 (언, speech, words) — semantic component, indicating spoken or written language.

寺 (사, temple) — phonetic component, providing the sound si.

Together: “words + temple (phonetic)” → refined, elevated words → poetry.

Associated with the Classic of Poetry (詩經, Shijing), one of the Five Classics of Confucian literature.

詩歌 (시가) — poetry and songs

詩人 (시인) — poet

詩集 (시집) — collection of poems

漢詩 (한시) — classical Chinese poetry

唐詩 (당시) — Tang dynasty poetry