Chinese word dictionary

三弦

sān xián · 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

Word information

Simplified三弦
Traditional三弦
Pinyinsān xián
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