箫
xiāo
xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom; same as 排簫|排箫; also translated as pan pipes
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Related words
- 排箫pái xiāoxiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
- 吹箫chuī xiāoto play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)
- 竽yúfree reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd (larger version of 笙[sheng1])
- 笙shēngfree reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd
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Words with 箫
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箫 (xiāo) means "xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom; same as 排簫|排箫; also translated as pan pipes" in Chinese.
箫 is pronounced "xiāo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.
箫 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
Common words with 箫 include 吹箫 (to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)), 排箫 (xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom), 笙箫 (reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute), 鼻箫 (nose flute), 吴市吹箫 (to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)).
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.