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筝

筝

See also: 箏

Translingual

Han character

筝 (radical 118 竹+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓尸木 (HNSD))

stringed musical instrument with moveable bridges: a koto or zheng
kite

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 884, character 18

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 2970, character 1

Unihan data for U+7B5D

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 筝 – see 箏. (This character, 筝, is the simplified form of 箏.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

筝

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Alternative form of 箏: a koto

Readings

On: そう (sō), しょう (shō)

Kun: こと (koto)