Dictionary

guqin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡuːˈt͡ʃiːn/
• go͞o′chĭn′
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古琴 (gǔqín), made up of 古 (gǔ, “ancient”) and 琴 (qín, “stringed instrument”).

Meanings

1. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.
   • Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago. 1982 May 25, The Times, p.10 col. C:
   • The kuchin is one of China’s oldest and most revered stringed instruments; its meditative character serves as a symbol of the CD’s inspiration. [2006 September 22, Noah Buchan, “A Moving Sound gathers monentum”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2007, Features, page 13:

Forms

Relateds

古琴 for more readings in CJK

Translations (18)

ru цисяньци́нь (instrument) · ru гуци́нь (instrument) · sv guqin (instrument) · cmn 七絃琴 /七弦琴 (instrument) · ja 古琴 (instrument) · th กู่ฉิน (instrument) · nan-hbl 琴 (instrument) · nl qin (instrument) · es guqin (instrument) · de Qin (instrument) · ko 구친 (instrument) · mr कूचिन (instrument) · fr guqin (instrument) · vi cổ cầm (instrument) · ko 고금 (instrument) · mk гучин (instrument) · cmn 琴 (instrument) · cmn 古琴 (instrument)