[古琴, gǔ qínㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ] guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum; the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)#31516
[三弦, sān xiánㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ] sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra#67571