càn

HSK 7-9
literary
noun

Meaning of

掺 means ancient Chinese drum tune. Pronounced càn. HSK 7-9.

  • ancient Chinese drum tune

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Táng
dài
shī
rén
Hán
céng
tīng
guò
yáng
càn
de
yǎn
zòu
 

Tang dynasty poet Han Yu once listened to the performance of the Yuyang drum tune.

yáng
càn
yòu
chēng
yáng
sān
 
shì
hàn
dài
zhù
míng
de
 

The Yuyang drum tune, also known as Yuyang San Wo, is a famous Han dynasty drum piece.

zhōng
zǎi
le
duō
zhǒng
dài
 
càn
shì
zhōng
lèi
 

Ancient books record many ancient drum melodies, and can is one category of them.

zài
jiǎng
zuò
shàng
jiǎng
jiě
le
yáng
càn
de
shǐ
yuān
yuán
 

He explained the historical origin of the Yuyang drum tune in his lecture.

Zhè
juǎn
yuè
shōu
le
shī
chuán
jiǔ
de
càn
 

This volume of ancient music scores includes the long-lost can melodies.