Erhu Definition
ärho͝o
noun
A Chinese stringed instrument that is played with a bow and has two strings stretched from a small sound box along a long thin neck.
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Other Word Forms of Erhu
Noun
Singular:
erhu
Plural:
erhusOrigin of Erhu
Mandarin èrhú èr two (in reference to its two strings) (from Middle Chinese ri`) (from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-nis) (Tibetan gnyis) (Burmese hnac) hú peoples of Central Asia (in reference to the instrument's Central Asian origin) (from Middle Chinese xfiuə̆)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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