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sanxian

sanxian noun: a three-stringed fretless Chinese instrument.

sanxian: a three-stringed fretless Chinese instrument
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Noun

sanxian (plural sanxians)

  1. A three-stringed fretless Chinese instrument.

Forms of sanxian

pluralsanxians

Origin of sanxian

Borrowed from Mandarin 三弦 (sānxián). Doublet of sanshin.

Questions about sanxian

What does sanxian mean?
Sanxian means a three-stringed fretless Chinese instrument.
What part of speech is sanxian?
Sanxian is a noun.
What is the plural of sanxian?
The plural of sanxian is sanxians.

Words near sanxian in the dictionary

  1. Sanussis
  2. Sanville
  3. Sanvilles
  4. sanwa
  5. Sanxia
  6. sanxian
  7. sanxians
  8. Sanya
  9. Sanyakoan
  10. sanyaku
  11. sanyasi

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