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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 古琴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
古琴 gǔ qín - guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 31,516 25,285

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Gu
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
qín- guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)
- musical instrument in general
qín- variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

Other Words Containing 古琴

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo