Etymology

sheng

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Today it means: A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass). Full definition →

Mandarin 盛
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sheng · noun1

From Mandarin 笙 (shēng).

Sheng · proper noun2

Blend of Swahili + English.

Sheng · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · derived from生
  2. Mandarin · derived from盛
  3. English todaySheng

From several Chinese surnames, including: * From Mandarin 盛. Doublet of Shing, Seng, and Sing. * From Mandarin 生. Doublet of Sang.

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