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sanxian

Chinese three-stringed lute
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sanxian

Summary

sanxian is a type of musical instrument[1]. sanxian draws 346 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #134 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • sanxian's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • sanxian is a type of spike box lute or spike guitar[4].
  • sanxian's Commons category is recorded as Sanxian[5].
  • sanxian's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[6].
  • sanxian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sanxian[7].
  • sanxian's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322-5[8].

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Definition and Type

sanxian's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. sanxian is a type of spike box lute or spike guitar[4].

Why It Matters

sanxian draws 346 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #134 of 399).[2] sanxian has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] sanxian is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Country of origin → People's Republic of China
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → spike box lute or spike guitar
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553409205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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