[gǔ qín, ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ, 古琴] guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum; the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman) #31,516[Add to Longdo]