疏影

shūyǐng

noun

Meanings

1 sparse shadows (of branches)
2 plum blossom
3 Sparse Shadows, a ci tune composed by the Song poet Jiang Kui

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

月光下，梅花的疏影落在窗户上。

Yuèguāng xià, méihuā de shūyǐng luò zài chuānghu shàng.

In the moonlight, the sparse shadows of the plum branches fell on the window.

HSK 7-9

姜夔自己作曲，写下了《疏影》这首词。

Jiāng Kuí zìjǐ zuòqǔ, xiěxià le 《 Shūyǐng 》 zhè shǒu cí.

Jiang Kui composed the music himself and wrote the ci Sparse Shadows to it.

Tips

culture

From 林逋's plum couplet 疏影横斜水清浅，暗香浮动月黄昏, 'sparse shadows slant across the clear shallow water; a hidden fragrance drifts in the moonlit dusk'. 疏影 and 暗香 became poetic names for plum blossom, and in 1191 姜夔 took both as titles for two tunes of his own.

Stroke Order

疏 shū

影 yǐng