guqin
gu·qin/ɡuːˈt͡ʃiːn/noun
guqin is spelled G-U-Q-I-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (gu·qin). It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guqin means “A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guqin is guqins.
How many letters and syllables are in guqin?
| Letters | 5: G-U-Q-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gu·qin |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is guqin?
Guqin appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce guqin?
- /ɡuːˈt͡ʃiːn/
Guqin has 2 syllables, split gu·qin in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-guqin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of guqin
- guqins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guqin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Guqin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | guqin |
| German | Qin |
| Spanish | guqin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does guqin come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古琴 (gǔqín), made up of 古 (gǔ, “ancient”) and 琴 (qín, “stringed instrument”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).