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筝
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Chinese zither

HSK 10
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zhēng
ソウ、ショウ
こと
쟁
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 爭 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 爭 contend =
箏 Chinese zither
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
爭 Phonetic component
contend
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
箏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筝 / 箏 [zhēng]
guzheng or long zither; long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times; Japanese koto
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
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.
CHINESE WORDS (5)
风筝 [fēng​zhēng] #11,114
kite
古筝 [gǔ​zhēng] #24,332
zither or guzheng
断线风筝 [duàn​xiàn​fēng​zhēng] #59,800
a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
朝鲜筝 [Cháo​xiǎn​zhēng]
gayageum
风筝冲浪 [fēng​zhēng​chōng​làng]
kitesurfing
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 琴 [こと] #15,877
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
箏曲 [そうきょく] #102,554
koto music
琴柱 [ことじ] #165,635
bridge of a koto
古筝 [こそう] #191,073
guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
箏曲家 [そうきょくか] #288,344
koto player
俗箏 [ぞくそう]
modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso)
楽箏 [がくそう]
ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music
筑紫箏 [つくしごと]
Tsukushi-goto (earliest school of solo koto music)
箏の琴 [そうのこと]
koto