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磬

Mandarin · pinyin qìng

chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone

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磬: qìng · musical instrument; musical stone

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4 · qing4

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stone chimes; sounding stone; qing
(Buddhism) inverted bell (a Buddhist percussion instrument)

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