葫芦丝

Traditional form:

葫蘆絲

Pinyin (reading):

húlúsī

Definitions:

• hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

Characters:

• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 芦 - rushes, reeds
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings

Traditional characters:

• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 蘆 - rushes, reeds
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings