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title: "Shiren Meaning: 诗人 (poet) or 世人 (people of the world)?"
description: "诗人 (traditional 詩人, shīrén) means “poet”. Not the shiren you heard? See 世人. Hear its tones, see what 诗 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 诗人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

诗人 shīrén

## poet

## Its characters

1. 诗 shī poem
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

他是一位有名的诗人。 He is a famous poet.

这个年轻人，就是后来著名的**诗人**王维。

From [重阳节是什么节？ · What is the Double Ninth Festival?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-double-ninth-festival#library-word-175-177)

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## Other words said shiren

- [世人shìrénpeople of the world](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%96%E4%BA%BA)

## More words with 诗 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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