竽
yúspelled as ü · 2nd tone — spelling rules
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 shēng, used in…
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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
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Words with 竽 10 total
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)滥竽làn yúplayer of the yu 竽 yú (free reed wind instrument)吹竽手chuī yú shǒulit. 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
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