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琴
qín
Description
“琴”是一种可以弹的乐器，有很多弦。
"琴" is a type of musical instrument that can be played and has many strings.
钢琴、小提琴的名字里都有这个字。
The names of piano and violin both contain the character "琴".
Meanings
琴qín
a general term for stringed musical instruments
她从小就喜欢弹琴。
She has liked playing the piano since childhood.
琴qín
the guqin, a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither
古人常在山里抚琴。
Ancient people often played the zither in the mountains.
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Notes
- Etymology
the top part depicts strings; it originally referred to the guqin.
- Nuance
琴 alone often means guqin, but appears in many instrument names like 钢琴 and 提琴.
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