| 1 | 琴 | 琹 | qín | qin2 | guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general; variant of 琴 , guqin or zither | | |
| 2 | 琴锤 | 琴錘 | qín chuí | qin2 chui2 | mallet; drumstick | | |
| 3 | 琴键 | 琴鍵 | qín jiàn | qin2 jian4 | a piano key | | |
| 4 | 琴剑飘零 | 琴劍飄零 | qín jiàn piāo líng | qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2 | floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position | | |
| 5 | 琴酒 | 琴酒 | qín jiǔ | qin2 jiu3 | gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒 ) | | |
| 6 | 琴鸟 | 琴鳥 | qín niǎo | qin2 niao3 | lyrebird | | |
| 7 | 琴棋书画 | 琴棋書畫 | qín qí shū huà | qin2 qi2 shu1 hua4 | the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person | | |
| 8 | 琴瑟 | 琴瑟 | qín sè | qin2 se4 | qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony | | |
| 9 | 琴瑟不调 | 琴瑟不調 | qín sè bù tiáo | qin2 se4 bu4 tiao2 | out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟 , two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony | | |
| 10 | 琴瑟和鸣 | 琴瑟和鳴 | qín sè hé míng | qin2 se4 he2 ming2 | in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony | | |
| 11 | 琴师 | 琴師 | qín shī | qin2 shi1 | player of a stringed instrument | | |
| 12 | 琴手 | 琴手 | qín shǒu | qin2 shou3 | player of a stringed instrument | | |
| 13 | 琴书 | 琴書 | qín shū | qin2 shu1 | traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment | | |
| 14 | 琴斯托霍瓦 | 琴斯托霍瓦 | qín sī tuō huò wǎ | Qin2 si1 tuo1 huo4 wa3 | Częstochowa (city in Poland) | | |
| 15 | 琴弦 | 琴弦 | qín xián | qin2 xian2 | string (of a stringed instrument) | | |
| 16 | 琴心剑胆 | 琴心劍膽 | qín xīn jiàn dǎn | qin2 xin1 jian4 dan3 | music and swordsmanship (idiom) | | |