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筝
箏
zhēng
1. guzheng or long zither
2. long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin [[古琴]] during Tang and Song times
3. Japanese koto
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

筝
zhēng
guzheng, zither, string instrument
12 丶

Compound Words (4)

古筝
gǔzhēng
zither or guzheng
风筝
fēngzhēng
kite
朝鲜筝
Cháoxiǎnzhēng
gayageum
断线风筝
duànxiànfēngzhēng
a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,435
Word Frequency Rank
9,399 of 84,292