管絃 guǎnxián music Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 管 guǎn noun wind instrument (bound form) a general term for wind musical instruments; specifically an ancient double-reed instrument made of bamboo絃 xián string the string of a musical instrument; by extension, string music, a stringed instrument, or a musical tone or melody; synonymous with 弦 xián