琴

• 拼音: qín
• 汉字拆解: 琴 = 珏 (two jade pieces) + 今 (now), pictograph of stringed instrument

含义

A stringed musical instrument; piano; qin. General term for string and keyboard instruments.

Types include: 钢琴 (piano), 古琴 (guqin, ancient Chinese zither), 小提琴 (violin), 吉他 (guitar, though technically different). 琴棋书画 refers to the four traditional arts.

例句

1. 她从小就开始学钢琴。
2. 古琴是中国最古老的乐器之一。
3. 他弹琴的时候整个人都陶醉了。

用法指南

语境: music, art, culture

语气: artistic

正确说法

• 你会弹琴吗？(Can you play piano?)
• 琴声很美。(The piano/qin music is beautiful.)

错误说法

• 我买了一个琴。(Use 一架 for piano, 一把 for violin/guitar — not 一个)

起源与历史

Pictograph showing strings stretched over a frame. Originally referred to the guqin, an ancient Chinese zither.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal