风琴

風琴

fēngqín

noun #20,196

Measure Word

一台风琴 tái

Meanings

1 pipe organ
2 organ (musical instrument)
3 reed organ

Characters

musical instrument (esp. string/keyed)

Examples

教堂里传来庄严的风琴声。

Jiàotáng lǐ chuán lái zhuāngyán de fēngqín shēng.

Solemn organ music drifted from the church.

她从小就学习演奏风琴。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xuéxí yǎnzòu fēngqín.

She has been learning to play the organ since childhood.

Tips

memory

风琴 = 风 (fēng, wind/air) + 琴 (qín, stringed/keyed instrument). The organ is literally a 'wind instrument with keys' — air is pumped through pipes to create sound.

Stroke Order

风 fēng

琴 qín