guzheng or long zither
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箏 is a traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhēng in the first tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 筝 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 箏
Definitions for 箏 pronounced as zhēng
- guzheng or long zither
- long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
- Japanese koto
Vocabulary
The most common words for 箏 — see all
- kite
- zither or guzheng
- large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
- a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall