笙
shēng
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How is 笙 read in the Chinese Bible?
笙 is read shēng in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 1 books, first in Daniel 3:5.
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First in
- Daniel 3:5
Words it forms in the Bible
- 笙shēng× 3sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
Meaning: free reed mouth organ
In the text
- Daniel 3:5
你们一听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙，和各样乐器的声音，就当俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。
- Daniel 3:10
王啊，你曾降旨说，凡听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙，和各样乐器声音的都当俯伏敬拜金像。
- Daniel 3:15
你们再听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙，和各样乐器的声音，若俯伏敬拜我所造的像，却还可以；若不敬拜，必立时扔在烈火的窑中，有何神能救你们脱离我手呢？」
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.