笙(shēng)

11 strokes

sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes

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Character information

Pinyin
shēng
Meaning
sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 笙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮生

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 生 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺮生shēng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 笙 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 笙

Common words using 笙 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pái排shēng笙

reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard

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zhú竹shēng笙

bamboo fungus

Open 竹笙 page →
shēng笙gē歌

music and song (formal writing)

Open 笙歌 page →
dù杜yuè月shēng笙

Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist

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Related characters

From 笙’s common words

排竹歌杜月

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