五言古诗 wǔyángǔshī pentasyllabic ancient-style poetry Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 五言 wǔyán five-character (of poetry) consisting of five characters per line古诗 古詩 gǔshī ancient-style poetry A specific genre of classical poetry that does not follow the strict tonal patterns and structural rules of later forms like 近体诗 jìntǐshī, also known as 古体诗 gǔtǐshī.