Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 生 life =
笙 small gourd-shaped musical
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
Notes
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Historical Evolution
笙
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
笙
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
笙
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
笙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
笙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笙 [shēng]
sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
Japanese
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
笙 しょう
Shou female given name
笙 しょうの
Shouno female given name
CHINESE WORDS (11)
芦笙 [lúshēng] #35,217
reed-pipe wind instrument
芦笙 [lúshēng] #35,217
reed-pipe wind instrument
杜月笙 [DùYuèshēng] #36,034
Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist
排笙 [páishēng]
reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard
竹笙 [zhúshēng]
bamboo fungus
笙歌 [shēnggē]
music and song (formal writing)
笙管 [shēngguǎn]
pipes of a panpipe
笙箫 [shēngxiāo]
reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
笙簧 [shēnghuáng]
reeds of a panpipe
笙箫 [shēngxiāo]
reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
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