古琴

gu3 qin2

guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum, the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)

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古琴

gǔ qín

guqin, a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither

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古琴|古琴 [gǔ qín] ► guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum ► the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)