口簧

kǒuhuáng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 jaw harp
  2. 2 Jew's harp
  3. 3 mouth harp

Examples

Tā huì chuīzòu kǒuhuáng.
He can play the jaw harp.
Kǒuhuáng shì yī zhǒng gǔlǎo de yuèqì.
The jaw harp is an ancient instrument.

Tips

culture
口簧 (also called kǒuxián) is a small lamellophone held against the teeth and plucked, found among many Chinese ethnic groups — Yi, Lisu, Yao, and famously the Atayal and Bunun peoples of Taiwan, where carved bamboo and bone 口簧 have over 4,000 years of archaeological history.

Stroke Order

kǒu
huáng