| Chinese Text | English Translation | English Translation in context |
| 琴 | qin | the instrument qin |
| 古提琴 | gutiqin | the instrument gutiqin |
| 板胡 | banhu | the instrument banhu |
| 高胡 | gaohu | the instrument gaohu |
| 二胡 | erhu | the instrument erhu |
| 二弦 | erhu | the instrument erhu |
| 南胡 | nanhu | the instrument nanhu |
| 中胡 | zhonghu | the instrument zhonghu |
| 革胡 | gehu | the instrument gehu |
| 京胡 | jinghu | the instrument jinghu |
| 椰胡 | yehu | the instrument yehu |
| 擂琴 | leiqin | the instrument leiqin |
| 坠胡 | zhuihu | the instrument zhuihu |
| 三胡 | sanhu | the instrument sanhu |
| 四胡 | sihu | the instrument sihu |
| 马头琴 | matouqin | the instrument matouqin |
| 大广弦 | daguangxian | the instrument daguangxian |
| 琶琴 | paqin | the instrument paqin |
| 轧筝 | yazheng | the instrument yazheng |
| 奚琴 | xiqin | the instrument xiqin |
| 琴 | qin | the instrument qin |
| 筝 | zheng | the instrument zheng |
| 瑟 | se | the instrument se |
| 箜篌 | konghou | the instrument konghou |
| 阮 | ruan | the instrument ruan |
| 高音阮 | gaoyinruan | the instrument gaoyinruan |
| 低音阮 | diyinruan | the instrument diyinruan |
| 中阮 | zhongruan | the instrument zhongruan |
| 小阮 | xiaoruan | the instrument xiaoruan |
| 大阮 | daruan | the instrument daruan |
| 月琴 | yueqin | the instrument yueqin |
| 三弦 | sanxian | the instrument sanxian |
| 琵琶 | pipa | the instrument pipa |
| 柳琴 | liuqin | the instrument liuqin |
| 秦琴 | qinqin | the instrument qinqin |
| 独弦琴 | duxianqin | the instrument duxianqin |
| 文琴 | wenqin | the instrument wenqin |
| 文枕琴 | wenzhenqin | the instrument wenzhenqin |
| 火不思 | huobusi | the instrument huobusi |
| 筑 | zhu | the instrument zhu |
| 扬琴 | yangqin | the instrument yangqin |