箜 (kōng) - Kong — refers to the konghou, an ancient & used in the term 'konghou' and in the

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kōng ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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箜 · kōng

Kong — refers to the konghou, an ancient Chinese plucked string instrument;

used in the term 'konghou' and in the name of the legendary musician Li Konghou.

Kong — refers to the konghou, an ancientused in the term 'konghou' and in the

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Synonyms

  • 竖琴— harp (modern Western instrument with similar function)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She plays the konghou (箜篌).
  • This is a replica of an ancient konghou (古代箜篌).
  • Li Konghou was a legendary musician (李箜篌).
  • The konghou has a beautiful, ethereal sound (箜篌音色).

Collocations

  • konghou instrument(箜篌)
  • play the konghou(弹箜篌)
  • konghou music(箜篌音乐)
  • konghou melody(箜篌曲)
  • konghou strings(箜篌弦)
  • konghou performer(箜篌演奏者)

Idioms

  • None specifically for this character alone; it primarily appears in the compound 箜篌.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 箜 is almost exclusively used in the word 箜篌 (kōnghóu), an ancient Chinese harp-like instrument.
  • The konghou has a history of over 2000 years in China and was popular during the Han and Tang dynasties.
  • It is associated with celestial music and often appears in Buddhist and Daoist imagery.

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