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簧
huáng
1. metallic reed
2. spring of lock
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 18 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

簧
huáng
reed; lock, metal spring
17 丶

Compound Words (20)

二簧
èrhuáng
variant of [[二黃|二黄<èrhuáng>]]
叉簧
chāhuáng
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
口簧
kǒuhuáng
Jew's harp
弹簧
tánhuáng
spring
笙簧
shēnghuáng
reeds of a panpipe
箜簧
kōnghuáng
old reed wind instrument
簧片
huángpiàn
reed (music)
簧管
huángguǎn
reed pipe
簧舌
huángshé
the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
绷簧
bēnghuáng
spring
双簧
shuānghuáng
a form or theatrical double act, popular since Qing times, with one player seated stage front and acting out the poem or song of the second player hidden at the back (also written [[雙黄|双黄]])
口簧琴
kǒuhuángqín
Jew's harp
唱双簧
chàngshuānghuáng
lit. to sing a duet
单簧管
dānhuángguǎn
clarinet
弹簧刀
tánhuángdāo
flick knife
弹簧秤
tánhuángchèng
spring balance
弹簧锁
tánhuángsuǒ
spring lock
弹簧门
tánhuángmén
swing door
簧风琴
huángfēngqín
harmonium
双簧管
shuānghuángguǎn
double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

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