hóu
篌
konghou; ancient harp
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
used in 箜篌 (kōnghóu), an ancient Chinese plucked string instrument similar to a harp
This character is not used independently and appears almost exclusively in the compound word 箜篌. The instrument was popular during the Han and Tang dynasties.
Kōng箜
hóu篌
yǐn引
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
qín琴
qǔ曲
。
"Konghou Prelude" is an ancient musical piece for the zither.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
Hàn汉
dài代
kōng箜
hóu篌
de的
fù复
yuán原
tú图
。
Archaeologists discovered restoration drawings of the Han Dynasty konghou.