笙 Stroke Order — How to Write 笙

Stroke Order

笙 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

笙 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺮生

笙 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while 生 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺮ + 5 more strokes

笙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

shēng

Meanings of 笙 in Chinese

shēng笙

A traditional Chinese wind instrument, similar to a mouth organ, typically made of varying lengths of bamboo pipes.

宴会上响起了美妙的笙歌，气氛十分热烈。

The melodious shengge filled the banquet hall, creating a very lively atmosphere.

Common Words and Phrases with 笙

shēng笙gē歌

the music of pipes and strings; playing and singing

夜幕降临，园林里响起了悠扬的笙歌，人们围坐在一起享受这美好的夜晚。

As night fell, melodious sheng music and singing resonated in the garden, and people gathered to enjoy the beautiful evening.

shēng笙guǎn管yuè乐

Folk pipe-wind music, a traditional Chinese instrumental genre primarily featuring wind instruments like sheng, dizi, and suona, often accompanied by percussion and other string instruments.

在乡村庙会中，常常能听到欢快的笙管乐，为节日增添了浓厚的喜庆气氛。

At rural temple fairs, one can often hear cheerful sheng-guan music, adding a strong festive atmosphere to the celebrations.

shēng笙qìng磬tóng同yīn音

The harmonious sound of sheng (a reed pipe instrument) and qing (a chime stone instrument), often used to describe a very harmonious relationship between people.