英语 (ancient form of 瑟) a large horizontal musical instrument, usually have 25 strings which pass over bridges for tuning; anciently this instrument had 50 strings, but the number varies
庖犧所作弦樂也。从珡必聲。
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(瑟)庖犧所作弦樂也。弦樂、猶磬曰石樂。淸廟之瑟亦練朱弦。凡弦樂以絲爲之。象弓弦、故曰弦。淇奥傳曰。瑟、矜莊貌。旱麓箋曰。瑟、絜鮮貌。皆因聲叚借也。瑟之言肅也。楚辭言秋氣蕭瑟。从珡。琴之屬、故从琴。必聲。所櫛切。十二部。
(𡘼)古文瑟。玩古文琴瑟二字。似先造瑟字、而琴从之。
