A keyboard musical instrument with metal strings struck by hammers; modern versions typically have 88 keys.

violin; fiddle

to play or strum a keyboard or stringed instrument

cello; a stringed musical instrument larger than a violin that is held between the knees when played

a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither, plucked with the fingers, also known as [[七弦琴|七弦琴|qi1 xian2 qin2]]

musical instrument consisting of a vertical triangular frame with forty-six to forty-eight strings, played by plucking with both hands

harmonica; mouth organ

A keyboard instrument that uses bellows to blow air through reeds or pipes; includes both reed organs and pipe organs

A bowed string instrument similar to the violin but slightly larger and with a lower pitch.

pianist; person who plays the piano, piano professionally or with great skill

A portable musical instrument with a keyboard and bellows, played by using the left hand to pull the bellows while the right hand presses keys

Part of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek peninsula and Asia Minor, considered the cradle of early Greek and Cretan civilizations.

violinist; fiddler

electronic musical instrument, often shaped like a piano, that uses electronic circuitry to produce or simulate various sounds

a large musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by driving compressed air through a series of wooden or metal pipes

a general term for wooden bowed string instruments with four strings, such as the violin, viola, cello, or double bass

An ancient Chinese plucked string instrument with a round wooden body and a long fretted neck, typically having two or three strings.

string of a musical instrument; typically made of silk, copper, or steel

The traditional four arts of a Chinese scholar, specifically [[琴|琴|qin2]] (music), [[棋|棋|qi2]] (Go), [[书|書|shu1]] (calligraphy), and [[画|畫|hua4]] (painting); by extension, the cultural accomplishments of a well-educated person.

Originally referring to the sound of a zither, it now broadly refers to the music or sound produced by any keyboard or stringed instrument such as the piano, violin, or traditional Chinese instruments

a key on a piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument

(literary) to play the zither or guqin

a Chinese hammered dulcimer with a trapezoidal wooden body and metal strings, played with two bamboo beaters

xylophone; marimba; a percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths struck with mallets

a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument with a short neck and a round or octagonal body, often featuring four strings

(bound form) zither-like string instruments that are often played together

a family of traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed instruments, such as the [[二胡|二胡|er4 hu2]] or [[京胡|京胡|jing1 hu2]], featuring a wooden soundbox and a bamboo bow; originally referred to various stringed instruments introduced from the northern and western regions of China

Literally "to play the lute to a cow"; used to describe talking to someone who cannot understand your point, or aiming high-level talk at the wrong audience.

banjo (loanword)

A traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument with two strings, featuring a scroll carved in the shape of a horse's head.

a professional player of stringed instruments, especially one who accompanies traditional opera; a pianist

a music score for stringed instruments or for playing the piano

A percussion instrument made of rectangular metal bars of different lengths, such as a glockenspiel or carillon; the bars are struck with mallets or played via a keyboard.

Music written for piano performance or music played on the piano

A musical instrument with four strings; another name for the [[小提琴|小提琴|xiao3 ti2 qin2]].

(literary) the combination of playing the zither and reading books; a scholar's pursuits

bow of a stringed instrument like a violin or cello

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), the German mechanical engineer and physicist who discovered X-rays

to talk nonsense or act recklessly; literally "to play the piano at random"

banjo; any five-stringed musical instrument such as a pentachord

a Chinese hammered dulcimer, originally introduced from the Middle East

a traditional seven-stringed zither; also known as the [[古琴|古琴|gu3 qin2]]

A small plucked stringed instrument resembling a [[琵琶|琵琶|pi2 pa5]], with four strings and a high-pitched, clear sound.

A six-stringed instrument played by plucking or strumming; also known as a [[吉他|吉他|ji2 ta1]].

Lyra; a small northern constellation between [[武仙座|武仙座|wu3 xian1 zuo4]] and [[天鹅座|天鵝座|tian1 e2 zuo4]] that contains the star [[织女星|織女星|zhi1 nu:3 xing1]]

a keyboard instrument played by blowing through a mouthpiece to vibrate internal reeds

to waste or destroy beautiful things; to ruin a refined atmosphere or offend against good taste; literally "to burn a zither for firewood and cook a crane for food"