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笙 (shēng): Small gourd-shaped musical instrument — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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笙

生shēng · life

笙=⺮zhú+生shēng · life

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Related Words: 笙

笙歌 • shēng gē • music and singing; revelry

shēng笙

gē歌

music and singing; revelry

笙箫 • shēng xiāo • sheng and xiao (traditional wind instruments)

shēng笙

xiāo箫

sheng and xiao (traditional wind instruments)

芦笙 • lú shēng • lusheng (a reed-pipe wind instrument of the Miao people)

lú芦

shēng笙

lusheng (a reed-pipe wind instrument of the Miao people)

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tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

tīng听

shēng笙

xiāo箫

yǎn演

zòu奏

。

He likes listening to sheng and xiao performances.

jié节

rì日

lǐ里

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

cháng常

chuī

yuǎn远

chù处

chuán传

lái来

zhèn阵

zhèn阵

shēng笙

gē歌

yīn音

yuè乐

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

yǎn演

zòu奏

de

Information

Pinyinshēng

Meaningsmall gourd-shaped musical instrument

Strokes11

Radical⺮

Traditional笙

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#3891

Zhuyinㄕㄥ

UnicodeU+7B19

CangjieHHQM

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吹

qǐ起

lú芦

shēng笙

，

tiào跳

qǐ起

huān欢

kuài快

de的

wǔ舞

dǎo蹈

。

During festivals, people often play the lusheng and dance joyful dances.

。

Bursts of music and singing come from afar.

的

shēng笙

shēng声

fēi非

cháng常

yōu优

měi美

dòng动

tīng听

。

At the concert, the sound of the sheng he played was very beautiful and pleasant.

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Characters pronounced "sheng".

胜shèngto win; to surpass; to be superior
生shēngto be born; to give birth; life; to grow
声shēngsound, voice, tone
剩shèngspare
升shēnglitre; to promote; to rise
牲shēngsacrificial animal; domestic animal

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Characters with radical "⺮".

簿bóregister, account book, notebook
箕jīsieve; dust pan, garbage bag
篱líbamboo or wooden fence; hedge
簧huángreed of woodwind instrument
箫xiāobamboo flute
筏fáraft

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