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Keyword
free reed mouth organ
Frequency
#5341
Strokes
9
Readings
yú
Mnemonic
⺮ (flute) gives the meaning and 于 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
竽yú
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 (shēng), used in ancient China
滥竽充数lànyúchōngshù
lit. 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