筝
Character
guzheng, a Chinese string instrument you play with fingers
- Strokes
- 12
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 争
- Traditional
- 箏
- Frequency
- #2807 most common character
Meaning
zhēng
zheng1Unreviewed- guzheng, a Chinese string instrument you play with fingers
- part of 古筝, a Chinese zither
- part of 风筝, kite
Stroke order
All 12 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 筝
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Example sentences
我妹妹会弹古筝。
wǒ mèi mei huì tán gǔ zhēng
My younger sister can play the guzheng.
AI-generated sentence
我们去公园放风筝。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán fàng fēng zhēng
We go to the park to fly a kite.
AI-generated sentence
这个古筝的声音很好听。
zhè ge gǔ zhēng de shēng yīn hěn hǎo tīng
This guzheng sounds very beautiful.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 筝
风筝fēng zhengkite (a light toy that flies in the sky on a long string)WordHSK 7–9古筝gǔ zhēngguzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) during Tang and Song times)Word放风筝fàng fēng zhengto fly a kiteWord朝鲜筝cháo xiǎn zhēnggayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)Word断线风筝duàn xiàn fēng zhēnga kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)Word风筝冲浪fēng zheng chōng làngkitesurfingWord