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古琴 is pronounced "gǔ qín" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

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古琴 is made up of the characters 古, 琴. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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古琴 (gǔ qín) — guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum | Chinese Dictionary

古琴

gǔ qín

guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum; the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)

Characters in This Word

古琴

Definitions

guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum
the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)

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Related Words

古筝(gǔ zhēng)— zither or guzheng

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筝(zhēng)— guzheng or long zither

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三弦(sān xián)— sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

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七弦琴(qī xián qín)— guqin or seven-stringed zither

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

古琴

gǔ qín

Characters in This Word

古琴

Definitions

guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum
the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)