籁

籟

lài

竹 + 赖

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Definitions

lài a sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds

Etymology

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

Semantic: ⺮ Phonetic: 赖

About

The character "籁" is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic component "竹" indicating bamboo and the phonetic component "賴" providing sound. Originally denoting an ancient bamboo pipe instrument, its meaning shifted from the instrument itself to the sounds it produced, later expanding to refer to natural sounds such as those of wind or streams. In modern Chinese, it is commonly used in constructs like "天籁" to describe harmonious or natural auditory phenomena.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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这首曲子宛如天籁。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi wǎnrú tiānlài.

This piece of music is like heavenly sounds.

森林里充满了自然之籁。

Sēnlín lǐ chōngmǎnle zìrán zhī lài.

The forest is full of natural sounds.

他的演奏被誉为天籁之音。

Tā de yǎnzòu bèi yù wéi tiānlài zhī yīn.

His performance is praised as the sound of heaven.

夜晚的寂静中，偶尔传来天籁般的歌声。

Yèwǎn de jìjìng zhōng, ǒu'ěr chuánlái tiānlài bān de gēshēng.

In the silence of the night, occasionally comes a heavenly song.

画家试图用色彩捕捉自然界的籁。

Huàjiā shìtú yòng sècǎi bǔzhuō zìránjiè de lài.

The painter tries to capture the sounds of nature with colors.

当我们倾听天籁时，心灵会得到净化。

Dāng wǒmen qīngtīng tiānlài shí, xīnlíng huì dédào jìnghuà.

When we listen to the heavenly sounds, our souls are purified.

音响工程师追求还原现场的天籁效果。

Yīnxiǎng gōngchéngshī zhuīqiú huányuán xiànchǎng de tiānlài xiàoguǒ.

The audio engineer pursues reproducing the heavenly sound effect of the live scene.

在繁忙的都市中，寻找一丝天籁成为许多人的奢望。

Zài fánmáng de dūshì zhōng, xúnzhǎo yīsī tiānlài chéngwéi xǔduō rén de shēwàng.

In the busy city, finding a trace of heavenly sound has become a luxury for many people.

Related Characters

Component: 竹

Component: 赖

籁