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箫
簫
xiāo
1. xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
2. same as [[排簫|排箫]]
3. also translated as pan pipes
Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

箫
xiāo
bamboo flute
14 丶

Compound Words (7)

排箫
páixiāo
xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
吹箫
chuīxiāo
to play the xiao [[簫|箫<xiāo>]] (mouth organ)
笙箫
shēngxiāo
reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
鼻箫
bíxiāo
nose flute
玉人吹箫
yùrénchuīxiāo
virtuoso piper wins a beauty
吹箫乞食
chuīxiāoqǐshí
to beg while playing the xiao [[箫]] (mouth organ)
吴市吹箫
Wúshìchuīxiāo
to beg while playing the xiao [[箫]] (mouth organ)

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Character Frequency Rank
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Word Frequency Rank
5,563 of 84,292

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