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唢

嗩
suǒ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 唢呐) the suona, a Chinese double-reed horn

Examples

HSK 4
婚礼上吹唢呐，非常热闹。
Hūnlǐ shàng chuī suǒnà, fēicháng rènào.
At the wedding a band played the suona, and it was very lively.
HSK 7-9
唢呐的声音高亢，传得很远。
Suǒnà de shēngyīn gāokàng, chuán de hěn yuǎn.
The sound of the suona is loud and piercing, and carries very far.

Tips

culture
唢 occurs only in 唢呐, a loud double-reed horn central to Chinese weddings, funerals, and folk celebrations.

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
口 is the mouth radical, fitting a wind instrument played by blowing. It marks 唢 as something done with the mouth.
phonetic
贝 bèi
shell
The right side is a phonetic unit that supplies the suǒ sound, written with small strokes above 贝. It carries no meaning in 唢; in the traditional form 嗩 it appears more fully.

Stroke Order

唢 suǒ