筝

箏
zhēng
#3,430 most
frequent character
see 古箏|古筝[gu3zheng1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

筝 first named an ancient stringed instrument. 𥫗 bamboo is the meaning part, and 争 zhēng, an exact match, supplies the sound. The meaning grew to 'long zither' and later to 'kite'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
睁zhēng
to open (eye)
争zhēng
contend, dispute, fight, strive
征zhēng
journey, trip, expedition
丁zhēng
used in 丁丁[zheng1zheng1]
挣zhēng
used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
正zhēng
first month of the lunar year
征zhēng
to invite, to recruit, to levy (taxes)

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