# qin

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃin/ · frequency rank #27,257

## Definitions
1. Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín).

## Easily confused with
- **qu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qu)
- **qt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qt)
- **QR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qr)
- **que** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-que)
- **quo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quo)
- **qua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qua)
- **Qiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qiu)
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quit)
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quiz)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quid)
- **qing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qing)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quip)
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quinn)
- **quint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-quint)
- **q** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q-vs-qin)
- **QB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qb-vs-qin)
- **qc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qc-vs-qin)
- **qi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-qin)
- **Q1** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q1-vs-qin)
- **Q2** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q2-vs-qin)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qin