Chinese Word: 竽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

竽

Pinyin: yú

English Definition: free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 , used in ancient China

Chinese Definition:
①古代吹奏乐器，像笙，有三十六簧：滥竽充数。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:于 indicates the sound; ⺮ (flute) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 于 [ yú ] at, in, on; to, from; alas!

Similar Characters: 竿

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滥竽充数	làn yú chōng shù	lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group
滥竽	làn yú	indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 滥竽充数
吹竽手	chuī yú shǒu	player of the yu 竽 (free reed wind instrument)

1		wǒ 我 xǐ 喜 huǎn 缓 xǐ 洗 zhài 砦 yú 竽 dú 读 hé 和 shǎng shí 赏识 yīn yuè 音乐。 I like reading and listening to music.
2		jǐn guǎn 尽管 tā 他 bù 不 shàn cháng 擅长 chuī yú 吹竽， hái shi 还是 shè fǎ 设法 hùn jìn 混进 le 了 yuè duì 乐队。 He managed to join the band, though he was not good at it.
3		yǒu yī gè 有一个 nán 南 guō xiān shēng 郭先生， běn lái 本来 bú huì 不会 chuī yú 吹竽， yě 也 hùn 混 zài 在 zhōng jiān 中间 còu shù 凑数。 He would order 300 musicians at a time to play the Yu for him.
4		cóng qián 从前 yǒu 有 yī wèi 一位 lǎo guó wáng 老国王。 tā 他 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yú 竽（ yì zhǒng 一种 chuán tǒng 传统 de 的 zhōng guó 中国 yuè qì 乐器）， tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yuè shǒu 乐手 men 们 yì qǐ 一起 chuī 吹。 Once , there was an old king . He liked listening to Yu(a Chinese traditional instrument) very much , and he liked to let the players play together .
5		mǐn 闵 wáng 王 yě 也 ài 爱 tīng 听 yú 竽， bú guò 不过， tā 他 gēn 跟 tā 他 de 的 fù qīn 父亲 bù tóng 不同， tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yuè shī 乐师 men 们 yī yī 一一 dú zòu 独奏。 King Min also enjoyed listening to the yu. Unlike his father, he preferred listening to the musicians playing solo.

1		wǒ 我 xǐ 喜 huǎn 缓 xǐ 洗 zhài 砦 yú 竽 dú 读 hé 和 shǎng shí 赏识 yīn yuè 音乐。 I like reading and listening to music.
2		jǐn guǎn 尽管 tā 他 bù 不 shàn cháng 擅长 chuī yú 吹竽， hái shi 还是 shè fǎ 设法 hùn jìn 混进 le 了 yuè duì 乐队。 He managed to join the band, though he was not good at it.
3		yǒu yī gè 有一个 nán 南 guō xiān shēng 郭先生， běn lái 本来 bú huì 不会 chuī yú 吹竽， yě 也 hùn 混 zài 在 zhōng jiān 中间 còu shù 凑数。 He would order 300 musicians at a time to play the Yu for him.
4		cóng qián 从前 yǒu 有 yī wèi 一位 lǎo guó wáng 老国王。 tā 他 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yú 竽（ yì zhǒng 一种 chuán tǒng 传统 de 的 zhōng guó 中国 yuè qì 乐器）， tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yuè shǒu 乐手 men 们 yì qǐ 一起 chuī 吹。 Once , there was an old king . He liked listening to Yu(a Chinese traditional instrument) very much , and he liked to let the players play together .
5		mǐn 闵 wáng 王 yě 也 ài 爱 tīng 听 yú 竽， bú guò 不过， tā 他 gēn 跟 tā 他 de 的 fù qīn 父亲 bù tóng 不同， tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng 听 yuè shī 乐师 men 们 yī yī 一一 dú zòu 独奏。 King Min also enjoyed listening to the yu. Unlike his father, he preferred listening to the musicians playing solo.