梆子 Traditional form: 梆子 Pinyin (reading): bāngzi Definitions: watchman's clapper wooden clappers with bars of unequal length abbr. for 梆子腔 (bāngziqiāng) Characters: 梆 - a watchman's rattle 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing Traditional characters: 梆 - a watchman's rattle 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing