poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
诗 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詩.
歌 · 14 strokes
Originally depicted a person carrying an axe while singing. Now a phonosemantic compound. 欠 (pictograph of a person opening their mouth) represents the meaning and 哥 represents the sound.