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琴

qín

Chinese lute or guitar

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 3
Frequency
No. 1,363
Traditional
琹
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What 琴 means

guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general; variant of 琴, guqin or zither

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

Made of 玨 + 今

Words with 琴

琴 in a sentence

Characters that sound like 琴

亲侵勤禽钦寝秦擒芹沁檎溱衾芩噙嗪