chí
篪
ancient bamboo flute
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
an ancient Chinese bamboo flute-like instrument with eight holes
literaryAn ancient wind instrument, often mentioned in classical texts and used in ritual music. The alternate forms are 竾 and 箎.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
lǐ礼
yuè乐
zhōng中
，
chí篪
cháng常
yǔ与
xūn埙
hé合
zòu奏
。
In ancient ritual music, the 'chi' was often played together with the 'xun' (ancient ocarina).
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
chuī吹
chí篪
de的
yuè乐
shī师
。
The 'Book of Songs' mentions musicians who played the 'chi'.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
chū出
tǔ土
wén文
wù物
bèi被
jiàn鉴
dìng定
wéi为
gǔ古
dài代
de的
chí篪
。
This unearthed artifact was identified as an ancient 'chi'.