懂中文 Dong Chinese

磬

qìng

stone chimes

Depicts a hand striking a musical stone chime with a stick.

Components
声 iconic component

声  Iconic component

shēng

  

sound

Depicts a hanging stone chime.

殳 iconic component

殳  Iconic component

shū

  

weapon or tool

Depicts a hand striking the stone chime with an object.

石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

Evolution

磬 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
磬 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
磬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
磬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
磬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

磬  

qìng

musical instrument; musical stone; chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone

Most common words with 磬
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Word
Meaning

磬

chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone

编磬

musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone