笙

shēng
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sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

笙 combines 𥫗 bamboo with 生 shēng, which supplies the sound. It first meant an ancient wind instrument. Later it meant a wind instrument with reed pipes.

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Homophones

生shēng
unripe, green, living, raw
声shēng
sound, voice, reputation, tone
牲shēng
domestic animal, sacrificial animal

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