[古琴, gǔ qín, ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ]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)#31516[Add to Longdo]