漢語填詞所依據的麯調名稱，稱詞牌名或詞調。宋代以前的詞都是配合音樂歌唱的，有的依調填詞，
有的依詞製調，麯調樂譜的名稱即是詞牌。填詞既要求合乎音樂腔調，又要合乎一定的格律
（即詞律），如字數、平仄、句式、韻位等。宋代以後主要是依調填詞，且大多數詞人衹懂格律，
不懂音樂，他們衹是按照格律填詞，所作詞走上了與音樂脫離的道路。明代以後，宋詞麯譜大抵失傳，而按照格律填詞卻繼續不斷，詞牌名衹作為文字、
音樂的結構的定式，詞也成為一種獨立的詩歌形式了。
詞牌種類繁多，總共在1000個以上，其中常用的大約衹有100多個。
Chinese lyrics are based on the name of the tune, saying the tune name or word transfer. Song with the music before the words are singing, and some lyrics by tone,
Some transfer system according to the word, the name of that tune is tune music. Lyrics to demand a cost-tone music, but also in line with some metrical
(That word law), such as the number of words, tones of the words, sentences, rhyme are found. After the transfer is mainly by Song lyrics, and most people only know the word rhyme,
Do not know music, they are only in accordance with the metrical lyrics, the lyrics and music out onto the road. After the Ming Dynasty, Song scores probably lost, but has continued in accordance with metrical lyrics, tune name only as text,
The structure of the fixed-style music, the word has also become an independent form of poetry.
Tune a wide range, a total of more than 1,000, of which only about 100 commonly used.