Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 箏

see 古箏／古筝 (gǔzhēng)

guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 (gǔqín) during Tang and Song times)

kite (Etymology: Kites with bamboo whistles attached produced musical sounds when flown.)

Cháoxiǎnzhēng

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

duànxiànfēngzhēng

a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)

fēngzhengchōnglàng

kitesurfing