bāng
noun #17,695

Meanings

  1. 1 watchman's rattle
  2. 2 wooden clapper
  3. 3 sound of knocking on wood

Examples

Bāng bāng bāng, yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.
Bang bang bang, someone is knocking at the door.
Bāngzixì shì Zhōngguó běifāng de dìfāng jùzhǒng.
Bangzi opera is a regional theater form from northern China.

Tips

culture
(bāngzi) refers to both a wooden clapper instrument and the style of Chinese opera that features it. (bāngzixì) is a major category of northern Chinese opera, distinct from 京剧.

Stroke Order

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