椌 (qiāng) - A type of ancient Chinese musical instrument & a hollow wooden percussion instrument used in ritual

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器情

椌 · qiāng

A type of ancient Chinese musical instrument;

a hollow wooden percussion instrument used in ritual music.

A type of ancient Chinese musical instrumenta hollow wooden percussion instrument used in ritual

Usage highlights

qiang and yuwooden qiangritual qiangqiang instrumentancient qiangpercussion qiang

Synonyms

  • 柷— zhu — a similar wooden percussion instrument

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient orchestra included the qiang (椌) instrument.
  • Ritual music often featured wooden percussion (椌).
  • Archaeologists found remnants of a qiang (椌) at the site.
  • The qiang (椌) produced a hollow, resonant sound.

Collocations

  • qiang and yu(椌楀)
  • wooden qiang(木椌)
  • ritual qiang(礼椌)
  • qiang instrument(椌器)
  • ancient qiang(古椌)
  • percussion qiang(击椌)

Idioms

  • Qiang and yu resonate together(椌楀相应)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The qiang was an ancient Chinese percussion instrument used in court and ritual music.
  • It was typically made of wood and produced sound by being struck, often mentioned alongside the yu.
  • Such instruments were part of the 'eight tones' classification of traditional Chinese instruments.

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