Chinese character

琴

qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

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12 strokesRadical 王No. 1433

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)
musical instrument in general
variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

Components

玨jué 今jīn

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Two guitar strings 玨 suggest the meaning; 今 provides the pronunciation

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钢琴钢琴gāng qínpiano; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2]弹琴弹琴tán qínto play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 小提琴小提琴xiǎo tí qínfiddle; violin 大提琴大提琴dà tí qíncello (CL:把[ba3])

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