guzheng

See also: gu zheng, gūzhèng, and gǔzhēng

English

A guzheng

Alternative forms

• gu zheng

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 古箏 / 古筝 (gǔzhēng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuːˈd͡ʒʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

guzheng (plural guzhengs)

1. A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.
   • 2024 January 20, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “An Asian megastar who fills arenas in Europe–so who is he?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 14:

     Then the next moment, to an “oooh” from the seats around me, the spotlight picked out Chou playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither.

Synonyms

• zheng
• Chinese zither

Translations

zither-like stringed instrument

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 古箏 / 古筝 (gu² zang¹)

  Hakka: 古箏 / 古筝 (kú-chên)

  Mandarin: 古箏 / 古筝 (zh) (gǔzhēng), 箏 / 筝 (zh) (zhēng)

• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 古筝 (こそう, kosō)
• Korean: 쟁(箏) (jaeng), 고쟁(古箏) (gojaeng)
• Marathi: कूचेंग (kūceṅga)
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: гучжэ́н (ru) m (gučžɛ́n)
• Thai: กู่เจิง
• Vietnamese: cổ tranh (古箏)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones