(bound form) a general name for musical instruments, especially stringed ones like the 钢琴 gāng​qín, 提琴 tí​qín, or 胡琴 hú​qín; also used for certain keyboard and reed instruments

The 古琴 gǔ​qín, a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither; also called a 七弦琴 qī​xián​qín.

a Chinese surname

(literary) to play a musical instrument (such as the zither)