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pipa

Chinese plucked lute
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Summary

pipa is a type of musical instrument[1]. pipa draws 1,226 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #58 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • pipa's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • pipa is a type of Plucked string instrument[4].
  • pipa is a type of necked lute[5].
  • pipa's Commons category is recorded as Pipa (musical instrument)[6].
  • pipa's said to be the same as is recorded as biwa[7].
  • pipa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pipa (musical instrument)[8].
  • pipa's topic's main category is recorded as Q10806638[9].
  • pipa's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10].
  • pipa's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321-5[11].
  • pipa's different from is recorded as Pipa[12].
  • pipa's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage[13].

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Definition and Type

pipa's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include Plucked string instrument[4] and necked lute[5].

Why It Matters

pipa draws 1,226 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #58 of 399).[2] pipa has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] pipa is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Pipa (musical instrument), Q10806638
    Intangible cultural heritage status → Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546007105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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