龠 · yuè

ancient flute

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#214

Kangxi

17

Strokes

#164

Frequency

Visual hint

An ancient bamboo flute with multiple holes: a vertical tube with evenly spaced holes like an ancient panpipe.

Suggests ancient music, musical ritual, or being the last of the 214 Kangxi radicals.

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龠

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龠

yuè

ancient panpipe; ancient wind instrument

HSK 6

Ancient-flute radical. Found in 龠 (ancient panpipe) — the 214th and last Kangxi radical.

An ancient multi-pipe bamboo flute: musicians offering music to spirits in ritual — the most sacred music.

管: 龠 is an ancient pipe flute; 管 is a tube/to manage — similar tubular shape but different uses.

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