- string instruments(bound form) traditional Chinese stringed instruments, often appearing in the compound 丝竹
- bamboo musical instruments(bound form) bamboo wind instruments, such as the flute or panpipes; also one of the eight traditional categories of musical instruments in ancient China
- 管 nounwind instrument(bound form) a general term for wind musical instruments; specifically an ancient double-reed instrument made of bamboo
- 弦 nounstringthe string of a musical instrument; (by extension) stringed instruments or music; (bound form) to play a stringed instrument; to bend or curve something