guzheng

See also: gǔzhēng and gu zheng

English

A guzheng

Alternative forms

• gu zheng

Etymology

From the Pinyin romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 古箏／古筝 (gǔzhēng).

Noun

guzheng (plural guzhengs)

1. (music) A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.

Synonyms

• zheng
• Chinese zither

Translations

zither-like stringed instrument

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古箏／古筝 (zh) (gǔzhēng), 古筝 (zh) (gǔzhēng), 箏／筝 (zh) (zhēng), 筝 (zh) (zhēng)

• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: гучжэ́н (ru) m (gučžɛ́n)
• Thai: กู่เจิง
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones