琴

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琴

qín (qin²) Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄑㄧㄣˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
kam⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
khìm Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
kìng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
khîm Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
kim⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
⁶jin Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
qín Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄑㄧㄣˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
cín Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
chʻin² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
chín Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
chyn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
цинь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/t͡ɕʰin³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
kam⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
kàhm Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
kem⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/kʰɐm²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
khìm Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
kim^ˇ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
kim² Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
/kʰim¹¹/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
kìng Min Dong, Fuzhou, Foochow Romanized
/kʰiŋ⁵³/ Min Dong, Fuzhou, IPA
khîm Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô

Where it comes from

见琴日。

释义

乐器的一种，最早指古琴。
obsolete 弹琴。象往入舜宮，舜在床琴。
后来泛化为一类乐器，类别非常广泛，既包括弓弦乐器，如提琴，也包括鍵盤樂器，如钢琴、风琴，这些乐器都可以在不同的语境中简称为“琴”。

释义

粵昨天。

In English

zither musical instrument
guqin instrument
qin Chinese musical instrument

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {琴},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%90%B4},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}