How to write 箫

箫 xiāo 名词 (Noun) 【本义】: 洞箫，竹制的管乐器 [Primary Meaning]: A vertical bamboo flute, a bamboo wind instrument 1. 同本义 [En.] a vertical bamboo flute: The wind instrument name, where ancient "排箫" (pái xiāo) consisted of many pipes arranged together, while in modern times it uses a single pipe and is played vertically, also called "洞箫" (dòng xiāo). 2. 弓的末端 [En.] end of a bow: The end of a bow. 引文: 1. 《说文》: 箫，参差管乐也。象凤之翼。 [Text] "From Shuowen: The xiao has uneven tubes like the wings of a phoenix." 2. 《周礼·小师》: 箫管弦歌。注: “编小竹。” [Text] "From Zhouli: The xiao plays in orchestras. Note: 'woven small bamboo'." 3. 《淮南子·齐俗》: 若风之过箫。 [Text] "From Huainanzi: Like the wind passing through the xiao." 4. 《五经通义》: 箫，编竹为之。长尺五寸。 [Text] "From Wujing Tongyi: The xiao is made by weaving bamboo. Its length is five inches." 5. 唐·韩愈《梁国惠康公主挽歌》: 秦地吹箫女，湘波鼓瑟妃。 [Text] "From Tang dynasty poet Han Yu's elegy: The girl playing the xiao in Qin, the Concubine playing the se by the Xiang River." 6. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》: 箫韶以随。 [Text] "From Tang dynasty writer Li Chaowei: Following the xiao's sound." 例子: 如: 箫韶 (Daqing - a general term for musical instruments; also refers to Shun's music), 箫笛 (xiao and di; a general term for wind instruments).