Phonetic Reading of the Character '琴'



Animated Stroke Order of 琴:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '琴'



Radical:王     Strokes:12



Pinyin & Definition:

qínguqin or zither, cf 古琴/musical instrument in general


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Words with Chinese Character 琴:
guqin or zither, cf 古琴
musical instrument in general
琴书traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
琴凳music stool
琴剑飘零floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
琴声tweedle
琴师player of a stringed instrument
琴床a stand or prop for a stringed instrument
琴弓bow
琴弦a string (of stringed instrument)
琴心剑胆sentiments of the lute and the spirit of the sword
琴手player of a stringed instrument
琴拨plectrum; plectron
琴操the music of a lute
2.title of a music book
琴斯托霍瓦Cz?stochowa (city in Poland)
琴曲The melody for musical performances.
琴桥a bridge
琴棋书画Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
琴瑟qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony
marital harmony
琴瑟不调out of tune
marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
琴瑟和谐the qin and se are in harmony; husband and wife living in harmony; wedded bliss