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Meaning of 磬

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Pinyin: qìng
English Definition: chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone
Chinese Definition:
①古代打击兵器,形状像曲尺,用玉、石制成,可悬挂。
②佛寺中使用的一种钵状物,用铜铁铸成,既可作念经时的打击乐器,亦可敲响集合寺众。
③缢杀:“公族其有死罪,则磬于甸人”。
④古同“罄”,空,尽。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Ideographic:Stone chimes ; also provides the pronunciation
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Example Words
编磬 biān qìng musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone
磬竭 qìng jié used up; exhausted; emptied
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Example Sentences
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