静夜思 · Quiet Night Thoughts — 李白 (Tang Dynasty)

床前明月光

chuáng qián míng yuè guāng

疑是地上霜

yí shì dì shàng shuāng

举头望明月

jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè

低头思故乡

dī tóu sī gù xiāng

English translation

Before my bed the bright moonlight, / I thought it frost upon the ground. / I lift my head and watch the moon, / then lower it, dreaming of home.

The most famous homesickness poem in Chinese — every child learns it. Written by the "Immortal Poet" Li Bai gazing at the moon.

Learn 20 characters from this poem with stroke-order animations, tone drills and quizzes in the free app.