Xun (One of the Oldest Chinese Instruments): Mysterious note - (WYQ4)

Xun (One of the Oldest Chinese Instruments): Mysterious note : The xun (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: x??n) is a globular, flute-like, Chinese musical instrument. The xun is made of clay or ceramic, similar to an ocarina but without a fipple mouthpiece. Other Chinese flute-like instruments, such as the Wudu and Taodi, however, include a fipple.Contents 1 Components 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksComponentsThe xun is made in several egg-shaped sizes, and is one of the oldest Chinese instruments. It has a blowing hole on top and generally eight smaller finger holes (three each for the index, middle, and ring fingers of each hand, and one for each thumb).The Korean equivalent is the hun (hangul: ???; hanja: ???). In Japan, the same type of instrument is called tsuchibue (hiragana: ???????????? ; kanji: ??????, lit. "earthen flute").