编钟

編鐘

biānzhōng

noun

Measure Word

一套编钟 tào

Meanings

1 bianzhong
2 set of chime bells (ancient Chinese instrument)

Characters

to arrange in a set

Examples

博物馆里展出了一套编钟。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchūle yī tào biānzhōng.

The museum is displaying a set of bianzhong.

曾侯乙编钟举世闻名。

Zēng Hóu Yǐ biānzhōng jǔshì wénmíng.

The bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is world-famous.

编钟的音色非常独特。

Biānzhōng de yīnsè fēicháng dútè.

The timbre of the bianzhong is very unique.

Tips

history

Bronze chime bells from the Zhou and Warring States periods. The 65-bell set of Marquis Yi of Zeng (曾侯乙编钟), excavated in Hubei in 1978 and dated ca. 433 BCE, can still be played and covers more than five octaves.

Stroke Order

编 biān

钟 zhōng