Character: 笙
Modern (Beijing) reading: shēng
Preclassic Old Chinese: srēŋ (~ -eŋ)
Classic Old Chinese: srēŋ
Western Han Chinese: ṣēŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: ṣiēŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: ṣiẹ̄ŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṣiẹ̄ŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: ṣiẹ̄ŋ
Middle Chinese: ṣạiŋ
English meaning : reed organ
Russian meaning[s]: 1) свирель; 2) рогожка (цыновка) на сиденье
Radical: 118
Four-angle index: 404
Karlgren code: 0812 h
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