The Chinese word for harp is
竖琴
shù qín
Chinese Definition
harp | |
1. 竖琴 | |
Components | |
竖 | |
1. Simplified form of 豎 | |
琴 | |
1. (musical instrument) qin (“Chinese zithers”), referring to any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most famously the guqin | |
2. (musical instrument) collective name for certain musical instruments, usually of string or keyboard types, such as piano, organ, violin, cello, huqin, accordion, harmonica, etc. | |
3. (musical instrument, specifically) piano (attn, zh, just Hong Kong?) | |
4. (Cantonese) yesterday |
Translations for 琴 and their definitions
豎琴 | |
1. n. harp |
竖琴 | |
1. Simplified form of 豎琴 |
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