琴书 qínshū qin and books Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qínshū qin and books 琴 qín guqin The 古琴 gǔqín, a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither; also called a 七弦琴 qīxiánqín.书 書 shū noun book book; volumes or works of text or drawings bound togetherqínshū qinshu 琴 qín noun stringed instrument (bound form) a general name for musical instruments, especially stringed ones like the 钢琴 gāngqín, 提琴 tíqín, or 胡琴 húqín; also used for certain keyboard and reed instruments书 書 shū storytelling (bound form) certain forms of folk storytelling or oral performance