簧片

huángpiàn
noun #35,317

Measure Word

一片簧片 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 reed (in a musical instrument)
  2. 2 thin metal/wood vibrating strip in clarinets, saxophones, harmonicas, accordions

Examples

Sàkèsī de huángpiàn xūyào jīngcháng gēnghuàn.
Saxophone reeds need to be replaced regularly.
Kǒuqín shì kào huángpiàn zhèndòng fāshēng de.
A harmonica produces sound through vibrating reeds.

Tips

memory
originally meant the bamboo reed inside the ancient Chinese (shēng) mouth-organ; ('thin slice') extends it to any thin reed plate. Today 簧片 covers Western reeds for clarinet, oboe, sax, harmonica, accordion — anything that vibrates against an opening to make a tone.

Stroke Order

huáng
piàn