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Change log entry 78411
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2023-03-29 06:25:27 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 73584 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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- typically has more than 20 strings these days
- "developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times"?
Wp says " The oldest specimen yet discovered held 13 strings and was dated to possibly during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE). The guzheng became prominent during the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE)."
Diff:
- 箏 筝 [zheng1] /guzheng or long zither/long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times/Japanese koto/
+ 箏 筝 [zheng1] /zheng or guzheng, a long zither with moveable bridges, played by plucking the strings/
By MDBG 2025
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