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The character 筝, representing the Chinese zither called the guzheng, is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the bamboo radical 竹 serving as the semantic component to indicate the instrument's historical use of bamboo in its construction and the component 争 acting as the phonetic element to suggest its pronunciation as zhēng. Etymologically, this character was devised to denote this specific musical instrument, and its meaning has been exclusively linked to the guzheng without broadening to other significances.
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她正在弹古筝。
这把古筝很古老。
我妹妹学习弹古筝。
古筝的声音非常优美。
我们在音乐会上听古筝。
如果天气好，她会在公园弹古筝。
古筝比钢琴更容易学习吗？
尽管古筝历史悠久，但现代音乐中仍常见其身影。