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

Animated Stroke Order 笙

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笙=竹bamboo+生life, birth

A musical instrument made of bamboo (竹) that produces life (生) and harmony, referring to a reed pipe.

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HSK Vocabulary: 笙

HSK words that contain this character.

shēng gē

笙歌

music and singing; revelry

shēng xiāo

笙箫

sheng and xiao (traditional wind instruments)

lú shēng

芦笙

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

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 笙 is used in context

jié节

rì日

lǐ里

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

chuī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.

yīn音

yuè乐

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

yǎn演

zòu奏

de的

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Traditional笙

Radical⺮

Strokes11

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Frequency#3891

Zhuyinㄕㄥ

UnicodeU+7B19

CangjieHHQM

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Characters pronounced "sheng"

shèng胜 shēng生 shēng声 shèng剩 shēng升 shēng牲 shěng省 shéng绳 shēng甥 shèng圣

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Characters with pronunciation "sheng"

shèng胜 shēng生 shēng声 shèng剩 shēng升 shēng牲 shěng省 shéng绳 shēng甥 shèng圣

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Characters with radical "⺮"

lǒu篓 bó簿 jī箕 lí篱 huáng簧 xiāo箫 fá筏

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

Animated Stroke Order 笙

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