qín​shēng

sound of a stringed instrument

  • created sense approved 琴声/琴聲 · qín​shēng · sound of a stringed instrument — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    琴声 / 琴聲

    qín​shēng

    sound of a stringed instrument

    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

    琴 (literal) → 琴 · qín · stringed instrument 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound

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