笙 = 竹 + 生

笙 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “small gourd-shaped musical instrument”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 生 (life).

Keyword: small gourd-shaped musical instrument
Pinyin (Mandarin): shēng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: маленький музыкальный инструмент в форме тыквы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 笙 chinese panpipe

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
生 life

How to find 笙 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “life”. 笙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 笙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.