qín

Chinese lute or guitar

HSK 4 #1701

DEFINITIONS

琴 qín
  • guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)
  • musical instrument in general
  • variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

STROKES

WORDS

大鍵 dà jiàn qín a harpsichord
座 tiān qín zuò Lyra (constellation)
星座 tiān qín xīng zuò Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星[Zhi1 nu:3 xing1]
对牛弹 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head
對牛彈 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head
尤克里里 yóu kè lǐ lǐ qín ukulele; traditional form also written 烏克麗麗
tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
ài qín Aegean (sea between Greece and Turkey)
ài qín Aegean (sea between Greece and Turkey)
海 ài qín hǎi Aegean Sea
扇面 shān miàn qín same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
手摇风 shǒu yáo fēng qín hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
手搖風 shǒu yáo fēng qín hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
手風 shǒu fēng qín accordion
yáng qín yangqin; dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)
fǔ qín to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]
fǔ qín to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]
yuè qín yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
南 lín qín nán courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓|林纾[Lin2 Shu1]
liǔ qín liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things
煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things
琉特 liú tè qín lute (loanword)
剑飘零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position