| 筝 | |||
| stringed musical instrument; kite | |||
| Radical | 竹𥫗 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | zhēng | Cantonese reading | zaang1 zang1 |
| Japanese on reading | sou shou | Japanese kun reading | koto |
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 箏 | stringed musical instrument; kite | |
| 筝 | [ zhēng ] guzheng or long zither, long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times, Japanese koto |
| ⇒ 古筝 | [ gǔ zhēng ] zither or guzheng, large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times |
| ⇒ 断线风筝 | [ duàn xiàn fēng zhēng ] a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall |
| ⇒ 朝鲜筝 | [ chaó xiǎn zhēng ] gayageum, Korean 12-stringed zither |
| ⇒ 风筝 | [ fēng zhēng ] kite |
| ⇒ 风筝冲浪 | [ fēng zhēng chōng làng ] kitesurfing |