椌 (qiāng) — (historical) an ancient wooden musical instrument
Definition
A rare historical term for a type of ancient Chinese percussion instrument, typically wooden, used in court and ritual music (e.g. of the Zhou dynasty). Learners will almost never encounter it outside classical or museum contexts.
noun
(historical) an ancient wooden musical instrument
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 椌。Zhè jiàn qiāng shì zhōu dài de yuè qì.This 椌 is a musical instrument from the Zhou dynasty.
- 椌。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe gǔ dài de qiāng.The museum displays ancient 椌 instruments.
- 椌。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le sān jiàn qiāng.Archaeologists discovered three 椌 instruments.
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