笙 Stroke Order

笙 [shēng] 1. A name for a wind instrument, typically made of thirteen bamboo pipes of varying lengths, played by blowing. - Example: 吹笙歌 (play a song on the sheng), 芦笙 (reed sheng), 笙管乐 (sheng music). 2. The primary meaning: a type of reed wind instrument. - Formation: a phonetic and semantic combination, from "bamboo" and "to produce sound". 3. References: - 1. According to "Shuo Wen," the sheng has thirteen reeds and resembles a phoenix. It is called sheng because it is the sound of the first month (New Year) when things come to life. - 2. In "Er Ya," the large sheng is referred to as 巢 (nest), while the smaller one is called 和 (harmony). - 3. "Feng Su Tong" states that the sheng is four feet long. - 4. "Li Ji - Xiang She Li" notes that three people play the sheng, while one plays the harmony, suggesting the smaller instrument. - 5. In "Shi - Xiao Ya - Lu Ming," it mentions: 我有嘉宾，鼓瑟吹笙 (I have honored guests, beating the zither and blowing the sheng). 4. Examples of usage: - 笙弄 (playing the sheng), 笙簧 (reed wind instrument), 笙咽 (distortion of sheng sound quality), 笙竽 (combination of sheng and yu), 笙匏 (combination of sheng and gourd), 笙筑 (combination of sheng and flute), 笙暖 (heating the sheng reeds to enhance sound quality), 笙籁 (combination of sheng and another ancient wind instrument), 笙镛 (also known as "sheng yong," an ancient instrument).