Chinese Word: 筝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

筝 (Trad.: 箏)

Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition: guzheng or long zither; long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times; Japanese koto

Chinese Definition:
①弦乐器，木制长形。古代十三或十六根弦，现为二十五根弦。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:争 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 争 [ zhēng ] to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

Similar Characters: 亊

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风筝	fēng zhēng	kite
古筝	gǔ zhēng	zither or guzheng; large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
断线风筝	duàn xiàn fēng zhēng	a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
朝鲜筝	cháo xiǎn zhēng	gayageum; Korean 12-stringed zither
风筝冲浪	fēng zhēng chōng làng	kitesurfing

1		cháo zhōu 潮州 zhēng 筝 jiù shì 就是 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 yī dà 一大 liú pài 流派。 The Chaozhou zither is one of its large genres.
2		tā 他 de 的 zhēng 筝 tán 弹 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 hǎo 好， dàn 但 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 zuò 作 xiē 些 shǎ shì 傻事。 He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foolishly sometimes.
3		yǐ jiāo 已交 gòng 共、 chūn jiǎn 春茧 chán mián 缠绵， zhōng 终 bù 不 xué 学、 diàn 钿 zhēng 筝 yí 移 zhù 柱。 Has paid total, spring chrysalis lingering, not the end of school, Tian Zheng shift column.
4		yú zhōu 渔舟 chàng 唱 wǎn 晚： yī shǒu 一首 pō jù 颇具 gǔ diǎn 古典 fēng gé 风格 de 的 hé nán 河南 zhēng 筝 qǔ 曲。 Songs of Fishing Boats at Dusk: a typical classical koto music of He Nan.
5		《 xiāng 乡 yùn 韵》 zuò wéi 作为 yī shǒu 一首 shǎn xī 陕西 zhēng 筝 qǔ 曲， yóu 由 zhōu yù guó 周煜国 xiān sheng 先生 zuò qǔ 作曲。 The rhyme as a Zheng music of Shaanxi Province, Mr Zhou Yuguo composition.

1		cháo zhōu 潮州 zhēng 筝 jiù shì 就是 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 yī dà 一大 liú pài 流派。 The Chaozhou zither is one of its large genres.
2		tā 他 de 的 zhēng 筝 tán 弹 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 hǎo 好， dàn 但 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 zuò 作 xiē 些 shǎ shì 傻事。 He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foolishly sometimes.
3		yǐ jiāo 已交 gòng 共、 chūn jiǎn 春茧 chán mián 缠绵， zhōng 终 bù 不 xué 学、 diàn 钿 zhēng 筝 yí 移 zhù 柱。 Has paid total, spring chrysalis lingering, not the end of school, Tian Zheng shift column.
4		yú zhōu 渔舟 chàng 唱 wǎn 晚： yī shǒu 一首 pō jù 颇具 gǔ diǎn 古典 fēng gé 风格 de 的 hé nán 河南 zhēng 筝 qǔ 曲。 Songs of Fishing Boats at Dusk: a typical classical koto music of He Nan.
5		《 xiāng 乡 yùn 韵》 zuò wéi 作为 yī shǒu 一首 shǎn xī 陕西 zhēng 筝 qǔ 曲， yóu 由 zhōu yù guó 周煜国 xiān sheng 先生 zuò qǔ 作曲。 The rhyme as a Zheng music of Shaanxi Province, Mr Zhou Yuguo composition.