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Meaning of 簫

Pinyin xiāo

Radical

竹

Strokes

Definition

(flute) / pan pipes / xiao - a vertical bamboo flute

Usage

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簫 xiāo 名【本义】: 洞簫，竹製的管樂器 [En.] Vertical bamboo flute, a bamboo wind instrument. 【造字法】: 形聲。从竹，肅聲。从竹，與樂器有關。 [En.] Phonetic compound. Composed of the radical for bamboo (竹) and a phonetic element indicating sound (肅). 【引】 1 《說文》：簫，參差管樂也。象鳳之翼。 [En.] "Shuowen": Xiao, a type of uneven wind instrument. Resembles the wings of a phoenix. 2 《周禮·小師》：簫管絃歌。注:「編小竹。」 [En.] "Zhouli - Xiaoshi": Xiao, bamboo pipe, string, and song. Note: "Arrange small bamboo." 3 《淮南子·齊俗》：若風之過簫。 [En.] "Huainanzi": Just like the wind passing through the xiao. 4 《五經通義》：簫，編竹爲之。長尺五寸。 [En.] "Wujing Tongyi": Xiao is made from bundled bamboo. Five chi long. 5 唐· 韓愈《樑國惠康公主輓歌》：秦地吹簫女，湘波鼓瑟妃。 [En.] Tang - Han Yu: A girl playing the xiao in Qin, a beauty playing the se beside the Xiang river. 6 唐· 李朝威《柳毅傳》：簫韶以隨。 [En.] Tang - Li Chaowei: Follow the sound of the xiao. 【例】又如:簫韶(大磬。泛指樂器;又指舜的樂曲。借指樂聲);簫笛(簫與笛。泛指管樂器) [En.] For example: Xiao Shao (a large chime, a general term for musical instruments; also refers to the music of Shun, referring metaphorically to music); Xiao Di (the combination of xiao and di, a general term for wind instruments). 【同本義】 1 ([En.] a vertical bamboo flute). 管樂器名，古代的排簫是許多管子排在一起的，後世用一根管子。豎着吹的叫洞簫。 [En.] A name for a wind instrument; the ancient arrangement of xiao consisted of many pipes placed together, while in later times it refers to a single pipe, the vertical one being called "dong xiao." 【同义词】 2 弓的末端 ([En.] end of a bow). 《儀禮》：右執簫，南揚弓。 [En.] "Yili": Hold the xiao with the right hand, raise the bow southward. 【通“篠”】 1 通“ 篠 ”。小竹。 [En.] It can also refer to "shao", meaning small bamboo. 《廣雅•釋草》：“簫，箭也。”《文選•馬融〈長笛賦〉》：“林簫蔓荆，森槮柞樸。” [En.] "Guangya - Shicao": "Xiao, also means arrow." "Wenxuan - Ma Rong's 'Changdi Fu'": "The forest is filled with xiao and vines, with rich flora."