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琴
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stringed instrument

HSK 5 N1
Nature →Elements →Minerals
qín
キン、ゴン
こと
금
The top component is a pictograph of a zither-like stringed musical instrument. 今 is a sound component.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 今 now =
琴 stringed instrument
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Pictograph of a stringed musical instrument similar to a zither.
今 Phonetic component
jīn now
now, today, modern era
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
琴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
琴 [qín]
guqin 古琴[gǔ​qín] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
Japanese
琴 、 箏 、 筝 こと 、 そう 同音

noun

  1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
  2. archaic stringed instrument
  3. zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
琴 きん 同音
noun qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
She likes to play the koto very much.
Japanese Names
琴 きん
Kin female given namesurname
琴 きんじ
Kinji unclassified name
琴 くむ
Kumu surname
琴 ぐん
Gun surname
琴 こと
Koto female given namesurname
琴 ことえ
Kotoe female given name
琴 ことざき
Kotozaki surname
琴 ことみ
Kotomi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (126)
钢琴 [gāng​qín] #3,026
piano
钢琴 [gāng​qín] #3,026
piano
小提琴 [xiǎo​tí​qín] #8,108
fiddle
弹琴 [tán​qín] #10,142
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
弹琴 [tán​qín] #10,142
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
大提琴 [dà​tí​qín] #11,565
cello
钢琴家 [gāng​qín​jiā] #17,564
pianist
钢琴家 [gāng​qín​jiā] #17,564
pianist
口琴 [kǒu​qín] #18,274
harmonica
竖琴 [shù​qín] #18,061
harp
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JAPANESE WORDS (50)
⭐ 琴 [こと] #15,877
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
琴線に触れる [きんせんにふれる] #40,253
to strike a chord
竪琴 [たてごと] #42,316
harp
琴線 [きんせん] #58,209
heartstrings
心の琴線 [こころのきんせん] #77,235
heartstrings
こと座 [ことざ] #92,678
Lyra (constellation)
木琴 [もっきん] #95,359
xylophone
月琴 [げっきん] #101,887
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
風琴 [ふうきん] #108,936
organ
馬頭琴 [ばとうきん] #116,485
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin)
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KOREAN WORDS (4)
가야금
gayageum
금슬
marital relationship
심금
heartstrings; deepest emotions
풍금
harmonium; reed organ