Combined with Li Sao, let’s talk about the linguistic characteristics of Chu Ci.

The overall characteristics of the Chu Ci style are grand structure, rich imagination, and flexible sentence structure. Qu Yuan and Song Yu are the representative writers, and their representative works include Qu Yuan's "Li Sao", "Nine Songs", and "Nine Chapters". "wait.

It adopts the dialect of Chu State and uses Chu tones. It records the geography of Chu State and describes the scenery of Chu State. ”, so it is rich in the local characteristics of Chudi. It has a unique conception and rich imagination. It is good at using metaphors, exaggeration and other techniques and mythological stories to express thoughts and feelings, and has a strong romantic color. The sentences are uneven, the form is lively and free, and the word "xi" is often used. The sentences are long and fluent, flexible and changeable, with pauses and extensions, euphemistic and sentimental.

"Chu Ci" is the product of the fusion of Central Plains culture and Chu culture. The influence of Central Plains culture, Chu folk songs, shaman culture, Chu country’s geographical scenery, dialect tones, etc.

In addition, the name "Chu Ci" first appeared in "Historical Records. Biography of Cruel Officials". Its original meaning refers to the words of Chu, and later it gradually became fixed in two meanings: one is the genre of poetry, and the other is the name of the collection of poems. In terms of poetry genre, it is a new style of poetry created by poets represented by Qu Yuan in the late Warring States Period based on Chu folk songs. Judging from the name of the collection, it is a collection of poems in the "Chu Ci" style compiled by Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty on the basis of his predecessors. It includes the works of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, the Chu people of the Warring States Period, as well as the works of Jia Yi, Huainan Xiaoshan, Dongfang Shuo, etc. of the Han Dynasty. Imitation works by Wang Bao and Liu Xiang. The earliest extant annotated version is "Chu Ci Zhangju" written by Wang Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty.