漢語
漢字 Chinese character
單音節(jié) single syllable
漢語四聲調(diào) the four tones of Chinese characters
陽平 level tone
陰平 rising tone
上聲 falling-rising tone
去聲 falling tone
五言絕句 five-character quatrain
七言律詩 seven-character octave
八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing