Usage of the character 琴

variant of 琴 (qín), guqin or zither

qín

琴

[琴]

guqin 古琴 (gǔqín) (a type of zither)
musical instrument in general

qínchuí

琴锤

[琴錘]

mallet
drumstick

zuǐqín

嘴琴

[嘴琴]

Jew's harp

yángqín

扬琴

[揚琴]

yangqin
dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)

tíqín

提琴

[提琴]

instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
CL:把 (bǎ)

gǔqín

古琴

[古琴]

guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers

qíngōng

琴弓

[琴弓]

bow (of a stringed instrument)

qínshū

琴书

[琴書]

traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment

qínniǎo

琴鸟

[琴鳥]

lyrebird

gāngqín

钢琴

[鋼琴]

piano
CL:架 (jià),臺／台 (tái)

Aìqín

爱琴

[愛琴]

Aegean (sea between Greece and Turkey)

fǔqín

抚琴

[撫琴]

to play the zither
classical variant of 彈琴／弹琴 (tánqín)

shùqín

竖琴

[豎琴]

harp

Lúnqín

伦琴

[倫琴]

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer

qínjiǔ

琴酒

[琴酒]

gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒 (jīnjiǔ))

ruǎnqín

阮琴

[阮琴]

see 阮 (ruǎn)

mùqín

木琴

[木琴]

xylophone

fēngqín

风琴

[風琴]

pipe organ (musical instrument)

yuèqín

月琴

[月琴]

yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box

tiěqín

铁琴

[鐵琴]

metallophone

qínshī

琴师

[琴師]

player of a stringed instrument

qínjiàn

琴键

[琴鍵]

a piano key

húqin

胡琴

[胡琴]

huqin
family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring

tánqín

弹琴

[彈琴]

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

qínxián

琴弦

[琴弦]

string (of a stringed instrument)

liǔqín

柳琴

[柳琴]

liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin

yángqín

洋琴

[洋琴]

variant of 揚琴／扬琴 (yángqín)

qínsè

琴瑟

[琴瑟]

qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony
marital harmony

qínshǒu

琴手

[琴手]

player of a stringed instrument

kǒuqín

口琴

[口琴]

harmonica

zhuìqín

坠琴

[墜琴]

same as 墜胡／坠胡 (zhuìhú)

hēiqínjī

黑琴鸡

[黑琴雞]

(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)

huángfēngqín

簧风琴

[簧風琴]

harmonium

kǒuhuángqín

口簧琴

[口簧琴]

Jew's harp

dàgāngqín

大钢琴

[大鋼琴]

grand piano

mǎtóuqín

马头琴

[馬頭琴]

morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)

dàjiànqín

大键琴

[大鍵琴]

a harpsichord

liútèqín

琉特琴

[琉特琴]

lute (loanword)

qíntōngníng

琴通宁

[琴通寧]

(Tw) gin and tonic

diànzǐqín

电子琴

[電子琴]

electronic keyboard (music)

jiāyēqín

伽倻琴

[伽倻琴]

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

húdiéqín

蝴蝶琴

[蝴蝶琴]

same as yangqin 揚琴／扬琴, dulcimer

xiǎotíqín

小提琴

[小提琴]

fiddle
violin

gāngpiànqín

钢片琴

[鋼片琴]

celesta

diànchànqín

电颤琴

[電顫琴]

vibraphone (music)

gāngqínshī

钢琴师

[鋼琴師]

pianist

qīxiánqín

七弦琴

[七弦琴]

guqin or seven-stringed zither

lǔtèqín

鲁特琴

[魯特琴]

lute (loanword)

zhōngtíqín

中提琴

[中提琴]

viola

Lín Qínnán

林琴南

[林琴南]

courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓／林纾 ( Lín Shū)

qíntōngní

琴通尼

[琴通尼]

(Tw) gin and tonic

dàtíqín

大提琴

[大提琴]

cello
violoncello
CL:把 (bǎ)

gāngqínjiā

钢琴家

[鋼琴家]

pianist

Aìqín Hǎi

爱琴海

[愛琴海]

Aegean Sea

shǒufēngqín

手风琴

[手風琴]

accordion

bānzhuóqín

班卓琴

[班卓琴]

banjo (loanword)

guǎnfēngqín

管风琴

[管風琴]

organ
pipe organ

shānmiànqín

扇面琴

[扇面琴]

same as yangqin 揚琴／扬琴, dulcimer

kǒufēngqín

口风琴

[口風琴]

melodica

luàntánqín

乱弹琴

[亂彈琴]

to talk nonsense
to behave like a fool

húqínr

胡琴儿

[胡琴兒]

erhua variant of 胡琴 (húqín)

Tiānqínzuò

天琴座

[天琴座]

Lyra (constellation)

rénqínjùwáng

人琴俱亡

[人琴俱亡]

person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
death of a close friend

fénqínzhǔhè

焚琴煮鹤

[焚琴煮鶴]

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
fig. to waste valuable resources
to destroy wantonly beautiful things

Tiānqínxīngzuò

天琴星座

[天琴星座]

Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星／织女星 ( Zhīnüxīng)

xiǎotíqínshǒu

小提琴手

[小提琴手]

violinist; fiddler

dīyīntíqín

低音提琴

[低音提琴]

double bass
contrabass

jiāliàogāngqín

加料钢琴

[加料鋼琴]

prepared piano

dàtíqínshǒu

大提琴手

[大提琴手]

cellist

lúnqínshèxiàn

伦琴射线

[倫琴射線]

X-ray
Röntgen or Roentgen ray

duìniútánqín

对牛弹琴

[對牛彈琴]

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
to cast pearls before swine
caviar to the general
to preach to deaf ears
to talk over sb's head

shǒuyáofēngqín

手摇风琴

[手搖風琴]

hand organ
hurdy-gurdy

Aěrgǔnqín

阿尔衮琴

[阿爾袞琴]

Algonquin (North American people)

gāngqínyǎnzòu

钢琴演奏

[鋼琴演奏]

piano performance

qínjiànpiāolíng

琴剑飘零

[琴劍飄零]

floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

qínsèbùtiáo

琴瑟不调

[琴瑟不調]

out of tune
marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony

yīqínyīhè

一琴一鹤

[一琴一鶴]

carrying very little luggage (idiom)
honest and incorruptible (government officials)

qínqíshūhuà

琴棋书画

[琴棋書畫]

the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
the accomplishments of a well-educated person

qínsèhémíng

琴瑟和鸣

[琴瑟和鳴]

in perfect harmony
in sync
lit. qin and se sing in harmony

Qínsītuōhuòwǎ

琴斯托霍瓦

[琴斯托霍瓦]

Częstochowa (city in Poland)

Suǒ'ěrrénníqín

索尔仁尼琴

[索爾仁尼琴]

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian writer, prominent Soviet dissident, author of the Gulag Archipelago

dīyīndàtíqín

低音大提琴

[低音大提琴]

double bass; contrabass