| 琴 | qín | guqin or zither, cf 古琴; musical instrument in general |
| 琴键 | qín jiàn | a piano key |
| 琴剑飘零 | qín jiàn piāo líng | floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position |
| 琴师 | qín shī | player of a stringed instrument |
| 琴弦 | qín xián | a string (of stringed instrument) |
| 琴手 | qín shǒu | player of a stringed instrument |
| 琴斯托霍瓦 | Qín sī tuō huò wǎ | Częstochowa (city in Poland) |
| 琴书 | qín shū | traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment |
| 琴棋书画 | qín qí shū huà | Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) |
| 琴瑟 | qín sè | qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony |
| 琴瑟不调 | qín sè bù tiáo | out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony |
| 琴瑟和鸣 | qín sè hé míng | in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony |
| 琴锤 | qín chuí | mallet; drumstick |
