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A phono-semantic compound, 箜 combines the semantic radical 竹 (bamboo) above the phonetic 空 (kōng), which supplies the sound. The character is almost entirely restricted to the word 箜篌 (kōnghóu), an ancient multi-stringed plucked instrument similar to a harp, the bamboo radical pointing to the historical use of bamboo in constructing such instruments or their components. 箜 has virtually no independent usage outside this specialized musical term.
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