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Chinese symbol for “harpsichord”

大键琴
dà jiàn qín
Traditional: 大鍵琴
a harpsichord

The closest CC-CEDICT match for harpsichord is 大键琴 (dà jiàn qín), defined as: a harpsichord.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
键 jiàn
lock, door bolt; key
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
琴 qín
Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument
radical 96 ⽟ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “harpsichord”

WordPinyinMeaning
哈普西科德hā pǔ xī kē déharpsichord

Related words

Other words that share a character with 大键琴.

WordPinyinMeaning
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
大会 (大會)dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
关键 (關鍵)guān jiàncrucial point; crux
键盘 (鍵盤)jiàn pánkeyboard
钢琴 (鋼琴)gāng qínpiano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “harpsichord”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.