chèn

technical

Meaning of 衬字

衬字 means extra words in lyrics; padding words; filler words. Pronounced chèn zì.

  • extra words in lyrics; padding words; filler words

Definitions & Examples

Zài
 
Bái
Máo
 
chàng
duàn
 
běi
fēng
 
ge
 
chuī
 
xuě
huā
 
ge
 
piāo
 
zhōng
 
 
ge
 
jiù
shì
chèn
 

In the aria from 'The White-Haired Girl,' 'Bei feng (nage) chui, xue hua (nage) piao,' the words 'nage' are padding words.

Yuán
zhōng
cháng
shǐ使
yòng
chèn
lái
fēng
chàng
de
jié
zòu
gǎn
 

Yuan opera often uses extra words to enrich the rhythmic feel of the lyrics.

Zhè
shǒu
mín
de
chèn
ràng
yǎn
chàng
gèng
jiā
shēng
dòng
huó
 

The filler words in this folk song make the performance more vivid and lively.

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