竽

yú

yúspelled as ü · 2nd tone — spelling rules

free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 shēng, used in…

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

竽=⺮+于

Etymology

flute

Meanings

free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 shēng, used in ancient China

yú

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Words with 竽 10 total

indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)滥竽làn yú player of the yu 竽 yú (free reed wind instrument)吹竽手chuī yú shǒu lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products · to masquerade as having an ability · token member of a group滥竽充数làn yú chōng shù

Idioms with 竽 1 total Chain

lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products · to masquerade as having an ability · token member of a group滥竽充数làn yú chōng shù