qìng

stone chimes

Variant form of . Depicts a hand striking a musical stone chime with a stick.

Components
声 iconic component

  Iconic component

shēng

  

sound

Depicts a hanging stone chime.

殳 iconic component

  Iconic component

shū

  

weapon or tool

Depicts a hand striking the stone chime with an object.

Evolution

殸 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
殸 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
殸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
殸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qìng

stone chimes; variant of [qìng]

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)