táo

鼗

Character · NounTraditional鞉

pellet drum; rattle-drum

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

pellet drum; rattle-drum

literary

A traditional toy drum with pellets attached to strings that strike the drumhead when shaken. This is a literary term (书) and is now largely replaced by 拨浪鼓 or the variant 鼗 in modern usage.

Táo鞉
gǔ鼓
yuān渊
yuān渊
 ，
huì嘒
huì嘒
guǎn管
shēng声
 。

The pellet drums resounded deeply, and the flutes sang brightly.

Xiǎo小
ér儿
shǒu手
chí持
táo鞉
 ，
yáo摇
zhī之
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

The child held the rattle-drum in hand, shaking it to produce sound.