杨琴 (YángQín): a common Chinese personal name (杨 surname + 琴 'zither'); usually feminine

Meanings

1 a common Chinese personal name (杨 surname + 琴 'zither'); usually feminine

Characters

杨

Yáng

Yang (surname) / poplar

琴

qín

zither / stringed instrument

Examples

杨琴是我钢琴老师。

Yáng Qín shì wǒ gāngqín lǎoshī.

Yang Qin is my piano teacher.

请问杨琴女士在吗？

Qǐngwèn Yáng Qín nǚshì zài ma?

Excuse me, is Ms. Yang Qin here?

Tips

usage

Note the homophone trap: the musical instrument 扬琴 (yángqín, hammered dulcimer) has the same pinyin. If you hear 'yangqin' in context of a person it's the name 杨琴; in context of music it's the instrument 扬琴.

memory

琴 = two 王 (king / jade) side by side over 今 — a classic mnemonic: 'two jades sounding together today' = the ancient seven-stringed zither.

Stroke Order

杨 yáng

琴 qín

Related Words

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Yang Hong (d. 228 CE, Shu Han official under Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, administrator of Shu Commandery) / a common Chinese personal name (杨 surname + 洪 'vast')

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Yang Lei (common Chinese male given name; borne by a Chinese TV/film director and various athletes)

杨 yáng #8,066

poplar (tree) / Yang (common Chinese surname)

杨锋 YángFēng

Yang Feng (common Chinese male name)

杨娟 Yángjuān

Yang Juan (common Chinese female name)

杨林 YángLín

Yang Lin (common Chinese given name; also a famous Sui-dynasty general in Tang and Ming historical fiction)

杨平 Yángpíng

Yang Ping (common Chinese given name combination)

杨松 YángSōng

Yang Song (common Chinese male given name; also a minor character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms)

杨雪 YángXuě

Yang Xue (common Chinese female name)

杨阳 YángYáng

Yang Yang (common Chinese given name — uses homophonic characters for a playful effect)