| 琴 | qín | guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general |
| 吟 | yín | to chant; to recite / verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) / (literary) to lament; to groan / (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects / (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato) |
| 古琴 | gǔ qín | guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers |
| 古筝 | gǔ zhēng | guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2] during Tang and Song times) |
| 猱 | náo | (literary) a kind of gibbon / (music) wide vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2]) (cf. 吟[yin2], rapid vibrato) |