Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "箫", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "箫", and master the standard way of writing the character "箫".
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(flute) / pan pipes / xiao - a vertical bamboo flute
箫
簫 xiāo
〈名〉
【本义】:洞箫,竹制的管乐器
[Original meaning]: Dongxiao, a bamboo wind instrument
【造字法】:形声。从竹,肃声。从竹,与乐器有关。
[Character formation method]: Phono-semantic compound, derived from bamboo, with connotation relating to sound and musical instruments.
【释义】
1. 同本义 ([En.] a vertical bamboo flute)。管乐器名,古代的排箫是许多管子排在一起的,后世用一根管子。竖着吹的叫洞箫。
[Definition]: A vertical bamboo flute. It originally referred to an ensemble of multiple bamboo pipes, but now refers to a single pipe that is played vertically, known as a Dongxiao.
2. 弓的末端 ([En.] end of a bow).
[Definition]: The end of a bow.
【引】
1. 《说文》:箫,参差管乐也。象凤之翼。
[Source]: "Shuowen Jiezi": Xiao, a type of uneven wind instrument. It resembles the wings of a phoenix.
2. 《周礼·小师》:箫管弦歌。注:“编小竹。”
[Source]: "Zhouli": Xiao, along with string and wind instruments in songs. Note: "woven small bamboo."
3. 《淮南子·齐俗》:若风之过箫。
[Source]: "Huainanzi": Like the passing wind through the Xiao.
4. 《五经通义》:箫,编竹为之。长尺五寸。
[Source]: "Wujing Tongyi": Xiao is made of woven bamboo. It is 1 foot and 5 inches long.
5. 唐·韩愈《梁国惠康公主挽歌》:秦地吹箫女,湘波鼓瑟妃。
[Source]: Tang Dynasty Han Yu's "Dirge for Princess Huikang of Liang": The girl playing the Xiao in Qin, the consort drumming the se at Xiangbo.
6. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》:箫韶以随。
[Source]: Tang Dynasty Li Chaowei's "The Legend of Liu Yi": Accompanied by the sound of the Xiao.
【例】
又如:箫韶(大磬。泛指乐器;又指舜的乐曲。借指乐声);箫笛(箫与笛。泛指管乐器)。
[Example]: For example, Xiao Shao (a type of large stone chime, generally referring to musical instruments; also refers to the music of Shun, metaphorically signifies musical sounds); Xiao Di (xiao and di together, a general term for wind instruments).
to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob