三弦

Traditional form:

三弦

Pinyin (reading):

sānxián

Definitions:

• sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 弦 - bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 弦 - bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse