琴(qín)

HSK 512 strokes

guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)

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Character information

Pinyin
qín
Meaning
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 琴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱玨今

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

玨jué今jīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 琴 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 琴

Common words using 琴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiǎo小tí提qín琴
HSK 7-9

fiddle

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lún伦qín琴

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer

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kǒu口qín琴

harmonica

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gǔ古qín琴

guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers

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yī一qín琴yī一hè鹤

carrying very little luggage (idiom)

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rén人qín琴jù俱wáng亡

person and lute have both vanished (idiom)

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dà大tí提qín琴

cello (CL:把[ba3])

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duì对niú牛tán弹qín琴

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)

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Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 琴’s common words

小提伦口古一鹤人

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