竽

yú
Rank #4935

Definitions

yú free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[shēng], used in ancient China

Etymology phono-semantic

flute

Semantic: ⺮ Phonetic: 于

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 于

于 宇 吁 迂 盂 芋 圩 纡 盱 邘 訏 釪 旴 杅

Component: 竹

第 等 管 笑 算 答 策 简 笔 篇 筑 符 签 箱

Components

于 竹

Example Words

滥竽