词曲 cíqǔ lyrics and music Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents cíqǔ lyrics and music 词 詞 cí noun lyrics words to a song or opera曲 qǔ noun song song; tune; melody; musical scorecíqǔ Ci and Qu poetry 词 詞 cí noun ci poetry a classical form of lyric poetry consisting of lines of irregular length, set to music; it originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished during the Song Dynasty曲 qǔ qu a form of classical Chinese poetic drama or vocal music that flourished in the Jin and Yuan dynasties 元曲 yuánqǔ