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Usage of the character 筝

zhēng
[箏]
  • zheng or guzheng, a long zither with moveable bridges, played by plucking the strings
gǔzhēng
古筝
[古箏]
  • guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 (guqǐn) during Tang and Song times)
fēngzhēng
风筝
[風箏]
  • kite
Cháoxiǎnzhēng
朝鲜筝
[朝鮮箏]
  • gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
duànxiànfēngzhēng
断线风筝
[斷線風箏]
  • a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)
fēngzhēngchōnglàng
风筝冲浪
[風箏衝浪]
  • kitesurfing