lài

archaic
literary

Meaning of

籁 means an ancient flute-like instrument; sound; noise (especially from a hole or cavity); natural sounds. Pronounced lài.

  • an ancient flute-like instrument
  • sound; noise (especially from a hole or cavity); natural sounds

Character Info

Radical
Strokes22

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
shuō
zhōng
 
Shùn
jīng
tōng
yīn
 
shàn
chuī
lài
 

Legend says Emperor Shun was proficient in music and skilled at playing the 'lai' flute.

Zhè
jiàn
wén
bèi
jiàn
dìng
wéi
Zhàn
guó
shí
de
lài
 

This artifact was identified as a 'lai' flute from the Warring States period.