The yueqin (Chinese: 月琴; pinyin: Yuèqín; Japanese: 月琴, romanized: Gekkin; Korean: 월금/月琴, romanized: Wolgeum; Vietnamese: Nguyệt cầm/月琴 or Vietnamese: Đàn nguyệt/彈月), also called a moon lute or moon guitar, is a traditional Chinese string instrument.

2025年1月16日 · The yueqin, or moon lute, is a traditional Chinese string instrument distinguished by its round, hollow soundboard, short fretted neck, and typically four strings. Known for its role as the main melodic instrument in Peking opera, the yueqin is both versatile and integral to Chinese musical heritage.

yueqin, Chinese lute, one of a family of flat, round-bodied lutes found in Central and East Asia. The yueqin, which evolved from the ruan, has a length of some 18 inches (about 45 cm), with a short neck and a round resonator that is some 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter.

The yueqin developed from a much larger long-necked lute that appeared in the Qin and Han dynasties. Its four strings are tuned in pairs, a fifth apart. Like the sanxian, it encloses a vibrating plate. Found in popular ensembles and the Beijing opera and used to accompany song, the yueqin has not been fully embraced by the modern Chinese orchestra.

Prior to 1926, the yueqin (月琴, Cantonese yutkam) — a traditional Chinese pluck string instrument with a round moon-shaped hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four (nylon or silk) strings — played a prominent part in Cantonese instrumental ensembles, though in more recent decades, it has become more of an auxiliary ...

2025年1月2日 · Yueqin. Photo from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The name Yueqin literally means “moon-shaped string instruments”, with 月 ( yuè) means moon and qín, as established above, is a generic term for string instruments.

The yueqin (Chinese: 月琴; pinyin: Yuèqín; Japanese: 月琴, romanized: Gekkin; Korean: 월금/月琴, romanized: Wolgeum; Vietnamese: Nguyệt cầm or Vietnamese: Đàn nguyệt), also called a moon lute or moon guitar, is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four strings.

2024年2月28日 · The Yueqin, often referred to as the “moon guitar,” is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument with a rich history and a distinctive, resonant sound. Known for its round, moon-shaped body, and short neck, the Yueqin is an integral part of Chinese folk music, opera, and modern musical compositions.

Yueqin, a traditional Chinese plucked musical instrument, has a round speaker and a short neck. The total length is 62, and the diameter of the speaker is 36.3 cm. The neck and speaker frame are made of mahogany and red sandalwood, and the frame is made of six pieces of wood with the same specifications.

The yueqin (or yueh-ch'in) is a plucked box-lute chordophone of the Han Chinese. Known to the English-speaking world as the 'moon lute,' its name derives from the characters for ‘moon’ (‘ yue’) and ‘stringed instrument’ (‘ qin’).