shēng

common
noun
music

Meaning of

笙 means a mouth organ; reed-pipe wind instrument with multiple bamboo pipes. Pronounced shēng.

  • a mouth organ; reed-pipe wind instrument with multiple bamboo pipes

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zài
yuè
tuán
chuī
shēng
 

He plays the sheng in the orchestra.

Zhè
zhī
shēng
yǒu
shí
gēn
huáng
guǎn
 

This sheng has seventeen reed pipes.

Shēng
shēng
yōu
yáng
 
xiǎng
chè
shān
 

The melodious sound of the sheng echoed through the valley.

ye
jiào
chuī
chuán
tǒng
shēng
 

Grandpa taught me to play the traditional sheng.