琴
qín
#1,699 most
frequent character
zither
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
琴 pairs 今 jīn, which gives the sound, with 玨, once a drawing of instrument strings. It first named a stringed instrument like a zither, and later meant stringed instruments generally.
Drawn as: instrument strings
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Example Sentences
我学习弹琴。
wǒ xuéxí dànqín 。
I am learning to play the zither.
这个琴是我的。
zhègè qín shì wǒde 。
This zither is mine.
她很喜欢古典琴乐。
tā hěnxǐhuān gǔdiǎn qín lè 。
She really likes classical zither music.
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