琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4
- string (of a stringed instrument)
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琴
- 钢琴 鋼琴 gāng qín ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gong3 kam4 piano
- 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ siu2 tai4 kam4 fiddle
- 伦琴 倫琴 Lún qín ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ leon4 kam4 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer
- 口琴 kǒu qín ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau2 kam4 harmonica
- 古琴 gǔ qín ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gu2 kam4 guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
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- 嘴琴 zuǐ qín ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi2 kam4 Jew's harp
- 坠琴 墜琴 zhuì qín ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi6 kam4 same as 坠胡
- 弹琴 彈琴 tán qín ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ taan4 kam4 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
- 提琴 tí qín ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ tai4 kam4 instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
- 扬琴 揚琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 yangqin
- 抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín ㄈㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ fu2 kam4 to play the zither
- 月琴 yuè qín ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ jyut6 kam4 yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
- 木琴 mù qín ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ muk6 kam4 xylophone
- 柳琴 liǔ qín ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ lau5 kam4 liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
- 洋琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 variant of 扬琴
- 琴师 琴師 qín shī ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕ kam4 si1 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 琴手 qín shǒu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kam4 sau2 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴书 琴書 qín shū ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨ kam4 syu1 traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
- 琴瑟 qín sè ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ kam4 sat1 qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony
弦
- 扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 to excite
- 三弦 sān xián ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saam1 jin4 sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
- 上弦 shàng xián ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ soeng5 jin4 to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
- 下弦 xià xián ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ haa6 jyun4 last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 促弦 cù xián ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cuk1 jin4 to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
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- 口弦 kǒu xián ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hau2 jin4 Jew's harp
- 和弦 hé xián ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ wo4 jin4 (music) chord
- 定弦 dìng xián ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ding6 jin4 tuning (stringed instrument)
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弦数 弦數 xián shù ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ jin4 sou3 number of strings (of an instrument)
- 弦月 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyun4 jyut6 half-moon
- 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jin4 ngok6 string music
- 弦歌 xián gē ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ jin4 go1 to sing to a string accompaniment
- 弦论 弦論 xián lùn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 string theory (in theoretical physics)
- 心弦 xīn xián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sam1 jin4 heartstrings
- 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dyun6 jin4 widowed
- 正弦 zhèng xián ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zing3 jin4 (math.) sine
- 续弦 續弦 xù xián ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zuk6 jin4 (literary) (of a widower) to remarry
- 超弦 chāo xián ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ciu1 jin4 superstring (physics)
- 余弦 餘弦 yú xián ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jyu4 jin4 (math.) cosine
Idioms with these characters
- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person