| 琴 | qin2 | guqin or zither, cf 古琴 |
| 京胡 | jing1 hu2 | also called 京二胡 |
| 颤音 | chan4 yin1 | tremolo |
| 定弦 | ding4 xian2 | tuning (stringed instrument) |
| 胡琴 | hu2 qin2 | huqin |
| 弹琴 | tan2 qin2 | to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrume |
| 贯 | guan4 | to pass through |
| 三弦 | san1 xian2 | three-stringed |
| 板胡 | ban3 hu2 | a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden sou |
| 筝 | zheng1 | Japanese koto |
| 琴弦 | qin2 xian2 | string (of a stringed instrument) |
| 七弦琴 | qi1 xian2 qin2 | guqin or seven-stringed zither |
| 拨弦乐器 | bo1 xian2 yue4 qi4 | plucked string or stringed instrument |