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erhu

Chinese two-stringed musical instrument
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erhu

Summary

erhu is a musical instrument[1]. erhu ranks in the top 5% of musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,418 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • erhu's instance of is recorded as musical instrument[3].
  • erhu is a type of necked bowl lute played with a bow[4].
  • erhu's Commons category is recorded as Erhu[5].
  • erhu's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[6].
  • erhu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erhu[7].
  • erhu's Commons gallery is recorded as 二胡[8].
  • erhu's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.313[9].
  • erhu's different from is recorded as jinghu[10].

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Designation and Status

erhu's instance of is recorded as musical instrument[3].

Why It Matters

erhu ranks in the top 5% of musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,418 views/month).[2] erhu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] erhu is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Jay Chou 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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · DoNothingEveryday · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Erhu.png
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    Country of origin → People's Republic of China
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Erhu in the Mets.jpg"
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