guqin

plural guqins

1. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.

   The kuchin is one of China’s oldest and most revered stringed instruments; its meditative character serves as a symbol of the CD’s inspiration.

   [2006 September 22, Noah Buchan, “A Moving Sound gathers monentum”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2007, Features, page 13

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   Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago.

   1982 May 25, The Times, p.10 col. C