bianzhong

ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of sets of bronze bells
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bianzhong

Summary

bianzhong is a type of musical instrument[1]. bianzhong has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • bianzhong's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • bianzhong is made of bronze[4].
  • bianzhong is a type of idiophone[5].
  • bianzhong is a type of percussion instrument[6].
  • bianzhong is a type of sets of suspended bells struck from the outside[7].
  • bianzhong is used for Korean court music[8].
  • bianzhong is used for yayue[9].
  • bianzhong's Commons category is recorded as Bianzhong[10].
  • bianzhong's country of origin is recorded as China[11].
  • bianzhong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bianzhong[12].
  • bianzhong's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 111.242.221[13].
  • bianzhong's has part is recorded as bell[14].

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Definition and Type

bianzhong's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include idiophone[5], percussion instrument[6], and sets of suspended bells struck from the outside[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Korean court music[8] and yayue[9].

Why It Matters

bianzhong has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] bianzhong is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
    Has use Korean court music, yayue
    Country of origin China
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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