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簫
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箫
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musical

HSK 10
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xiāo
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Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 肅 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (簫)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 肅 solemn =
簫 musical
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
肅 Phonetic component
solemn
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Simplified (箫)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 肃 pay =
箫 bamboo flute
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
肃 Phonetic component
sù pay
pay respects
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient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
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 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)
箫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
箫 / 簫 [xiāo]
xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes
Japanese
簫 しょう 同音
noun xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
排箫 [pái​xiāo] #15,485
see 簫|箫[xiāo]
吹箫 [chuī​xiāo] #45,996
to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
吴市吹箫 [Wú​shì​chuī​xiāo] #73,480
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
吹箫乞食 [chuī​xiāo​qǐ​shí]
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
玉人吹箫 [yù​rén​chuī​xiāo]
virtuoso piper wins a beauty
笙箫 [shēng​xiāo]
reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
鼻箫 [bí​xiāo]
nose flute
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
洞簫 [どうしょう] #235,779
dongxiao (Chinese bamboo flute similar to a shakuhachi)
排簫 [はいしょう]
paixiao (ancient Chinese bamboo panpipes)
簫の笛 [しょうのふえ]
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)