锣 (luó): gong
锣 (luó) is a Chinese character meaning “gong.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 罗 (phonetic). It ranks #3627 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 锣 bell. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- gong
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铜锣noun | tóng luó | gong |
| 紧锣密鼓phrase | jǐn luó mì gǔ | (lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) |
| 锣鼓noun | luó gǔ | gongs and drums |
| 听话听声,锣鼓听音 | tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn | to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) |
| 当面锣,对面鼓 | dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔ | lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) |
| 开锣喝道 | kāi luó hè dào | to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom) |
| 终场锣声 | zhōng chǎng luó shēng | the final bell (esp. in sports competition) |
| 开台锣鼓phrase | kāi tái luó gǔ | opening gong |
| 鸣锣开道 | míng luó kāi dào | to beat the gong to clear the way |
| 敲锣边儿 | qiāo luó biān r | to strike the edge of a gong |
| 锣齐鼓不齐 | luó qí gǔ bù qí | (idiom) not well coordinated |
| 锣鼓点 | luó gǔ diǎn | Chinese percussion fixed pattern |
| 开锣 | kāi luó | to beat the gong to open a performance |
| 锣声 | luó shēng | sound of gong |
| 敲打锣鼓 | qiāo dǎ luó gǔ | lit. to beat a gong |
锣 appears in 20 compound words: 20 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 55 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
如刘欢一贯的作风,来时不用锣鼓,走时不要排场。
rú liú huān yī guàn de zuò fēng , lái shí bù yòng luó gǔ , zǒu shí bù yào pái chǎng .
True to Liu Huan’s usual style, he arrived without fanfare and left without any pomp and circumstance.
百戏团圆大舞台将鸣锣开演 好戏连台再燃昆山
bǎi xì tuán yuán dà wǔ tái jiāng míng luó kāi yǎn hǎo xì lián tái zài rán kūn shān
The "Reunion Grand Stage" Festival Is Set to Kick Off with a Bang; A Series of Spectacular Performances Will Once Again Set Kunshan Ablaze
每一步都密锣紧鼓,直逼芯片设计速度的上限。
měi yī bù dōu mì luó jǐn gǔ , zhí bī xīn piàn shè jì sù dù de shàng xiàn .
Every step is being carried out at a breakneck pace, pushing the limits of chip design speed.
随着激昂的锣鼓声响起,参赛者一个接一个上场,现场不时爆发出欢呼声。
suí zhe jī áng de luó gǔ shēng xiǎng qǐ , cān sài zhě yī gè jiē yī gè shàng chǎng , xiàn chǎng bù shí bào fā chū huān hū shēng .
As the rousing sounds of gongs and drums rang out, the contestants took the stage one after another, and cheers erupted from the audience from time to time.
晋南威风锣鼓非遗传承人张勇在社交媒体上发布视频,详细介绍中国大鼓和日本太鼓的区别。
jìn nán wēi fēng luó gǔ fēi yí chuán chéng rén zhāng yǒng zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng fā bù shì pín , xiáng xì jiè shào zhōng guó dà gǔ hé rì běn tài gǔ de qū bié .
Zhang Yong, a master of the Southern Shanxi "Weifeng" Drum and Gong tradition and a holder of intangible cultural heritage, posted a video on social media providing a detailed explanation of the differences between the Chinese big drum and the Japanese taiko.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (bell) component
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