筝 (zhēng): see 古箏|古筝
筝 (zhēng) is a Chinese character meaning “see 古箏|古筝.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺮ (semantic) and 争 (phonetic). It ranks #2914 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 筝 bamboo. Its radical form 竹 (bamboo) appears in many related characters such as 笑 (xiào, to laugh), 第 (dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")), 等 (děng, to wait for).
Definitions
- see 古箏|古筝
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风筝 | fēng zheng | kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produce... |
| 断线风筝 | duàn xiàn fēng zhēng | a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore) |
| 风筝冲浪 | fēng zheng chōng làng | kitesurfing |
| 朝鲜筝 | cháo xiǎn zhēng | gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither) |
| 古筝 | gǔ zhēng | guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times) |
筝 appears in 5 compound words: 0 as the first character, 80 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 筝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
筝字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
zhēng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character for zither is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
国内外22支风筝代表队竞逐第十四届北京国际风筝节
guó nèi wài 2 2 zhī fēng zhēng dài biǎo duì jìng zhú dì shí sì jiè běi jīng guó jì fēng zhēng jié
初学古筝推荐,5000+的古筝长什么样?
chū xué gǔ zhēng tuī jiàn , 5 0 0 0 de gǔ zhēng cháng shén má yàng ?
Recommendations for Beginners: What Do Guzhengs Costing Over 5,000 Look Like?
中国两会期间 北京禁放气球风筝等“影响飞行安全物体”
zhōng guó liǎng huì qī jiān běi jīng jīn fàng qì qiú fēng zhēng děng yǐng xiǎng fēi háng ān quán wù tǐ
During China's two sessions, Beijing banned balloons and kites and other "objects that affect flight safety"
每年滨松有风筝节。
Měinián Bīnsōng yǒu fēngzhēng jié.
Each year Hamamatsu has a kite festival.
汤姆把线拴在了风筝上。
Tāngmǔ bǎ xiàn shuān zài le fēngzhēng shàng.
Tom attached the string to the kite.
咱们到田园去放风筝怎么样?
Zánmen dào tiányuán qù fàngfēng zhēng zěnmeyàng?
Let's go to the field and fly kites, what do you say?
我买了一个风筝给你。
Wǒ mǎi le yī gè fēngzhēng gěi nǐ.
I bought a kite to give to you.
放风筝可以是危险的。
Fàngfēng zhēng kěyǐ shì wēixiǎn de.
Flying kites can be dangerous.
他和他的儿子放风筝了。
Tā hé tā de érzi fàngfēng zhēng le.
He flew a kite with his son.
Character Family
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