扬琴

揚琴

yángqín

noun #97,158

Measure Word

一架扬琴 jià

Meanings

1 yangqin
2 Chinese hammered dulcimer

Characters

to raise / strike

stringed instrument

Examples

她从小学扬琴。

Tā cóngxiǎo xué yángqín.

She has been learning the yangqin since she was a child.

扬琴的音色清脆明亮。

Yángqín de yīnsè qīngcuì míngliàng.

The yangqin has a crisp, bright tone.

民乐队里扬琴是必不可少的。

Mínyuèduì lǐ yángqín shì bì bù kě shǎo de.

The yangqin is indispensable in a Chinese folk orchestra.

Tips

history

Trapezoidal hammered dulcimer. Arrived in China via maritime trade in the late Ming (via Persia/West Asia) — hence the older name 洋琴 ("foreign qin"). Now a core melodic instrument of the modern Chinese orchestra.

Stroke Order

扬 yáng

琴 qín