磬

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musical

HSK 10

Society →Religion

qìng

ケイ

경

Depicts a hand striking a musical stone chime with a stick.

Components

声 voice+ 殳 weapon or tool+ 石 stone =

磬 musical

声 Iconic component

shēng voice

sound, voice, noise

Depicts a hanging stone chime.

殳 Iconic component

shū weapon or tool

name of old weapon

Depicts a hand striking the stone chime with an object.

石 Meaning component

shí stone

stone, rock, mineral

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

磬

Regular

Modern

Chinese

磬 [qìng]

chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone

Japanese

磬けい同音

noun sounding stone; qing; (explanation) ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples

磬きん同音

noun inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

磬いわお

Iwao given name

磬かおる

Kaoru male given namefemale given name

磬けい

Kei given name

CHINESE WORDS (3)

编磬 [biānqìng] #63,893

musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone

编磬 [biānqìng] #63,893

musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone

磬竭 [qìngjié]

used up