sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.
《說文》：“笙，十三簧，象鳳之身也。笙，正月之音。物生，故謂之笙。大者謂之巢，小者謂之和。从竹，生聲。古者，隨作笙。”