Chinese Word: 笙 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

笙

Pinyin: shēng

English Definition: sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes

Chinese Definition:
①管乐器名，一般用十三根长短不同的竹管制成，吹奏：笙歌。芦笙。笙管乐。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:生 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 生 [ shēng ] life, lifetime; birth; growth

Similar Characters: 苼

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芦笙	lú shēng	reed-pipe wind instrument
笙歌	shēng gē	music and song (formal writing)
胡笙	hú shēng	pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West
笙管	shēng guǎn	pipes of a panpipe
笙簧	shēng huáng	reeds of a panpipe

1		wǒ 我 bù de bù 不得不 pèi fú 佩服 yù 玉 shēng 笙 de 的 xiù 绣 gōng 功。 I have to admire one embroidering of jade dulcimer achievement.
2		wáng zǐ 王子 chuī shēng 吹笙 é guǎn 鹅管 cháng 长， hū 呼 lóng 龙 gēng 耕 yān 烟 zhòng 种 yáo cǎo 瑶草。 Prince Sheng goose blowing tube length, long cultivated tobacco species Yaocao call.
3		xì yǔ 细雨 mèng 梦 huí 回 jī 鸡 sāi yuǎn 塞远， xiǎo lóu 小楼 chuī 吹 chè 彻 yù 玉 shēng 笙 hán 寒。 After night chicken Cypriot far outside his small Yusheng cold.
4		kě yǐ 可以 shuō 说， shēng 笙 zài 在 gǎi gé 改革 fāng xiàng 方向 de 的 xuǎn zé 选择 shàng 上 yóu 尤 yīng 应 shèn zhòng 慎重。 It can be said that the reforms of Sheng should be particularly cautious.
5		yì zhǒng 一种 jiào zuò 叫做 “ shēng 笙 ” de 的 zhōng guó 中国 guǎn yuè qì 管乐器 jiù 就 xiān hòu 先后 chuán dào 传到 le 了 bō sī 波斯 hé 和 ōu zhōu 欧洲。 Chinese wind instrument, Called " Sheng" was introduced to Persia and later to Europe.

1		wǒ 我 bù de bù 不得不 pèi fú 佩服 yù 玉 shēng 笙 de 的 xiù 绣 gōng 功。 I have to admire one embroidering of jade dulcimer achievement.
2		wáng zǐ 王子 chuī shēng 吹笙 é guǎn 鹅管 cháng 长， hū 呼 lóng 龙 gēng 耕 yān 烟 zhòng 种 yáo cǎo 瑶草。 Prince Sheng goose blowing tube length, long cultivated tobacco species Yaocao call.
3		xì yǔ 细雨 mèng 梦 huí 回 jī 鸡 sāi yuǎn 塞远， xiǎo lóu 小楼 chuī 吹 chè 彻 yù 玉 shēng 笙 hán 寒。 After night chicken Cypriot far outside his small Yusheng cold.
4		kě yǐ 可以 shuō 说， shēng 笙 zài 在 gǎi gé 改革 fāng xiàng 方向 de 的 xuǎn zé 选择 shàng 上 yóu 尤 yīng 应 shèn zhòng 慎重。 It can be said that the reforms of Sheng should be particularly cautious.
5		yì zhǒng 一种 jiào zuò 叫做 “ shēng 笙 ” de 的 zhōng guó 中国 guǎn yuè qì 管乐器 jiù 就 xiān hòu 先后 chuán dào 传到 le 了 bō sī 波斯 hé 和 ōu zhōu 欧洲。 Chinese wind instrument, Called " Sheng" was introduced to Persia and later to Europe.