Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 21
Number of Strokes 8
Mandarin Reading
TeoChew Phonetic
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Chinese Definitions
鼙〈名〉
鼙鼓,中国古代军队中用的小鼓,汉以后亦名骑鼓 [a drum used in the army in ancient China]
鼙,骑鼓也。――《说文》
旅帅执鼙。――《周礼·大司马》
击雷鼓,振鼙铎。――《六韬·虎韬·军略》
渔阳鼙鼓动地来,惊破《霓裳羽衣曲》。――白居易《长恨歌》
又如:鼙角(鼙吹。鼙鼓与号角)
小鼓 [drumlet]。如:鼙鼓(小鼓与大鼓)
鼙pí〈古〉一种军用小鼓:鼓~(击~鼓,常用来比喻战争)。
English Definitions
drum carried on horseback
References
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