古琴

Chinese

ancient zither; stringed instrument
simp. and trad.
(古琴)		 古 琴

Pronunciation

Noun

An antique guqin in the lianzhu form

古琴

  1. (music) guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither, qin
    彈古琴 / 弹古琴  ―  tán gǔqín  ―  to play the guqin

Usage notes

  • In the past, the 古琴 was referred to only as 琴 (qín), but it now has the prefix 古- (“ancient”) to distinguish it from other instruments which also use the word 琴 (qín). The 古琴 may be referred to as 琴 (qín) after the first mention of 古琴.
  • It is sometimes confused with the guzheng (古箏／古筝) which is a different stringed instrument.

Synonyms

  • 琴 (qín)
  • 七絃琴, 七弦琴 (qīxiánqín)

Derived terms

  • 古琴室
  • 古琴曲
  • 古琴譜／古琴谱

See also

Proper noun

古琴

  1. Alternative name for 古琴臺／古琴台 (Gǔqín Tái).

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古 琴
こ
Grade: 2		 きん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

古琴 (hiragana こきん, rōmaji kokin)

  1. (music) a guqin, the Chinese seven-stringed zither
    古 (こ)琴 (きん)を弾 (ひ)く。
    Kokin o hiku.
    play the guqin.
    古 (こ)琴 (きん)を奏 (かな)でる。
    Kokin o kanaderu.
    play the guqin.

Synonyms

  • 琴 (きん)の琴 (こと) (kin no koto)

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
古琴

Noun

古琴 • (gogeum, McCune-Reischauer: kokŭm, Yale: kokum) (hangeul 고금, hanja 古琴)

  1. (music) guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither

Synonyms

  • 笒
  • 徽琴 (hwigeum)
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