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竽
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ancient

HSK 10
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yú
ウ
ふえ
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 于 Yu =
竽 ancient
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
于 Phonetic component
Yú Yu
surname Yu
Depicts a musical instrument.
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol笨 stupid
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
竽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
竽 [yú]
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[shēng], used in ancient China
Japanese
竽 う 同音
noun historical yu; (explanation) free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period Japan
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
滥竽充数 [làn​yú​chōng​shù] #43,104
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
滥竽充数 [làn​yú​chōng​shù] #43,104
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
滥竽 [làn​yú] #69,106
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
滥竽 [làn​yú] #69,106
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
吹竽手 [chuī​yú​shǒu]
player of the yu 竽[yú] (free reed wind instrument)