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琴 = 玨 + 今

琴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “chinese lute or guitar”. It is built from 玨 (two pieces of jade joined together) and 今 (now). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
chinese lute or guitar
Pinyin (Mandarin)
qín
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
китайская лютня или гитара
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
琴 harp

Decomposition

ids

  1. 玨 two pieces of jade joined together
  2. 今 now

Characters that contain 琴

How to find 琴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “two pieces of jade joined together” + “now”. 琴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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