Chinese

Noun

An antique guqin in the lianzhu form

古琴

1. (music) guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither, qin

   彈古琴 / 弹古琴  ―  tán gǔqín  ―  to play the guqin

Usage notes

• In the past, the 古琴 was referred to only as 琴 (qín), but it now has the prefix 古- ‎(“ancient”) to distinguish it from other instruments which also use the word 琴 (qín). The 古琴 may be referred to as 琴 (qín) after the first mention of 古琴.
• It is sometimes confused with the guzheng (古箏／古筝) which is a different stringed instrument.

Synonyms

• 琴 (qín)
• 七絃琴, 七弦琴 (qīxiánqín)

Derived terms

See also

• zither
• 古筝 (“guzheng”)

Proper noun

古琴

1. Guqin Tai 《古琴臺》 (Guqin Terrace or Heptachord Terrace, etc.); the name of a place in Wuhan, China

Derived terms

References

• Zhang, Huaying (2005). Guqin 【古琴】. Guizhou: Zhejiang People's Publishing. ISBN 7-213-02955-X
• The North American Guqin Association (http://www.guqin.org)

Japanese

Noun

古琴 ‎(hiragana こきん, romaji kokin)

1. (music) a guqin, the Chinese seven-stringed zither

   古琴 (こきん)を弾 (ひ)く。

   Kokin o hiku.

   play the guqin.

   古琴 (こきん)を奏 (かな)でる。

   Kokin o kanaderu.

   play the guqin.

Synonyms

• 琴 (きん)の琴 (こと) ‎(kin no koto)

See also

• 筝

Korean

Noun

古琴 • ‎(gogeum, McCune-Reischauer: kokŭm, Yale: kokum) ‎(hangeul 고금, hanja 古琴)

1. (music) guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither

Synonyms

• 笒
• 徽琴 (hwigeum)