Zhang Tai Ye Si (章台夜思) — Wei Zhuang
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Wei Zhuang's Tang dynasty poem "Zhang Tai Ye Si (章台夜思)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Poem
清瑟怨遥夜，绕弦风雨哀。孤灯闻楚角，残月下章台。
芳草已云暮，故人殊未来。乡书不可寄，秋雁又南回。
Pinyin
qīng sè yuàn yáo yè， rào xián fēng yǔ āi。 gū dēng wén chǔ jiǎo， cán yuè xià zhāng tái。
fāng cǎo yǐ yún mù， gù rén shū wèi lái。 xiāng shū bù kě jì， qiū yàn yòu nán huí。
English Meaning
The clear zither grieves through the long night; around its strings, wind and rain mourn. By a lone lamp I hear the Chu horn; the waning moon sinks past Zhangtai. The fragrant grass has faded, and the old friend does not come. Letters home cannot be sent; the autumn geese turn south again.
Key Vocabulary
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About the Poem
A night reverie by Wei Zhuang (c. 836–910). The zither, the horn, the lamp and the moon of a sleepless night at Zhangtai frame thoughts of an absent friend and an unreachable home.
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