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琴

qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

💡 Ideographic: Two guitar strings 玨 suggest the meaning; 今 provides the pronunciation
HSK 4 12 strokes Common (17%)
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Component Breakdown

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玨
jué
guitar strings; variant of 珏
今
jīn
modern, current; today, now
⿱玨今 i

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Component Tree i

jué
玨
guitar strings; variant of 珏
📷 Pictographic: Two guitar strings bound across frets
8 strokes
jīn
今
modern, current; today, now
💡 Ideographic: A mouth 亼 talking about things
4 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 琴 (72)

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