Dong Chinese dictionary

lài

bamboo flute

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 赖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 籟.

Components

⺮ Meaning component

zhú

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

赖 Sound component

lài

depend on

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lài

bamboo flute; pipe; various sound; a sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds

Most common words with 籁

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