Chang'e (嫦娥) — Li Shangyin
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Li Shangyin's Tang dynasty poem "Chang'e (嫦娥)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Poem
云母屏风烛影深，长河渐落晓星沉。
嫦娥应悔偷灵药，碧海青天夜夜心。
Pinyin
yún mǔ píng fēng zhú yǐng shēn， cháng hé jiàn luò xiǎo xīng chén。
cháng é yìng huǐ tōu líng yào， bì hǎi qīng tiān yè yè xīn。
English Meaning
Behind the mica screen the candle shadow deepens; the Milky Way sinks, the morning stars fade. Chang'e must regret stealing the elixir — night after night, the blue sea of sky and a heart alone.
Key Vocabulary
Each term links to its word page with more readings and examples.
Practice the Characters
Every character page has a stroke-order animation, step-by-step breakdown, and common words.
About the Poem
A quatrain by Li Shangyin (c. 813–858) on the moon goddess who fled to heaven with the elixir of immortality. Its cold celestial imagery reads as a meditation on the price of separation from the human world.
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