三弦 sān xián

three-stringed Chinese lute

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58378th word

Definitions

  1. 1. sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
弦 xián HSK 6
string of musical instrument; bow string