The meaning of Sanxian is as follows:

Sanxian, also known as "Killer", is a traditional plucked instrument in China. The handle is very long, the sound box is square, the two sides are covered, and there are three strings, which are held in your arms and played. The timbre is rough and bold. Can be solo, ensemble or accompaniment, widely used in national instrumental music, opera music and rap music.

As early as 214 BC, after Qin Shihuang destroyed the six countries and completed the reunification, he recruited the common people of Li to build the famous Great Wall of Wan Li in the frontier. In order to relieve the heavy labor, people of all nationalities in northern China once modified a small drum with a handle, tied a silk string on it, and made it into a round, leather-covered, long-handled and pluckable musical instrument, which was then called "Xianqi". This is the predecessor of Sanxian, which was first used in the army in the northern frontier.

in the yuan dynasty, sanxian was widely spread in the central plains, and it was the main accompaniment instrument of the yuan song. at that time, it was called xiansuo. In Yuan Wang Shifu's Poem "The Chord Music of the North West Chamber" written by Shen Yuanqu in Qing Dynasty, Sanxian was used as an accompaniment instrument.

The application of Sanxian is as follows:

Sanxian is a traditional plucked instrument, which is mainly used in Asian countries such as China, Japan and Korea. It is usually used to play folk music, opera accompaniment and solo.

In addition to traditional applications, Sanxian is also widely used in contemporary music and cross-cultural music. For example, in pop music, sanxian can be used as a special effect or an exotic element; In modern composition, Sanxian can be used in combination with western orchestral music or other musical instruments.

In addition, Sanxian can also be used in stage performance, film soundtrack, recording studio production and other fields.