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This page features translations of traditional musical instrument terms in different languages from Eastern Asia, accompanied by pictures and videos.

Percussion-String

Yángqín

Chinese
揚琴／扬琴 ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ; joeng4 kam4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLIhHpnyVg

Han:

String

Ajaeng

Korean
아쟁 牙箏

Korean:

Bipa

Korean
비파 琵琶

Korean:

Biwa

Japanese
琵琶 び​わ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHi53yewcZs

Yamato:

Dramyin

Tibetan
སྒྲ་སྙན་

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjmxpAKS7cs

Tibetan:

Èrhú

Chinese
二胡 ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ; ji6 wu4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj13KU3SAvE

Han:

Gayageum

Korean
가야금 伽倻琴

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjkCZdKreA

Korean:

Gǔqín

Chinese
古琴 ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ; gu2 kam4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvxbfpuccXo

Han:

Gǔzhēng

Chinese
古箏／古筝 ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄥ; gu2 zang1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuj7kY4QCr8

Han:

Haegeum

Korean
해금 奚琴

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LSTT7bLjZ4

Korean:

Khushtar

Uighur
خۇشتار

Uighur:

Kōnghóu

Chinese
箜篌 ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄡˊ; hung1 hau4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU13NDx2iVI

Han:

Morin Khuur

Mongolian
морин хуур ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠷ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wmAa0_YTA

Mongolian:

Mukkuri

Ainu
ムックリ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvv6xzfLyT8

Ainu:

Pípá

Chinese
琵琶 ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ; pei4 paa4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1d3lsISQFk

Han:

Ruǎn

Chinese
阮 ㄖㄨㄢˇ; jyun2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl5vVS8oyEA

Han:

Shamisen

Japanese
三味線 しゃみせん

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJhlX6Lkq_Y

Yamato:

Sanshin

Japanese
三線 さんしん

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EfnZuAVzn4

Ryukyan:

Sō

Japanese
箏 そう

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PXbz9DXn8s

Yamato:

Tembor

Uighur
تەمبۈر

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_eXhSLWX2E

Tonkori

Ainu
トンコリ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFmil5FM3w8

Ainu:

Wagon

Japanese
和琴 わごん

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx9-WowMFlY

Yamato:

Wind

Dí

Chinese
笛 ㄉㄧˊ; dek6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Zkr4GNZLk

Han:

Guǎn

Chinese
管 ㄍㄨㄢˇ; gun2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do1Y8kY5m3Q

Han:

Lúshēng

Chinese
蘆笙／芦笙 ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ; lou4 saang1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY92m7BCXyE

Hmong:

Shēng

Chinese
笙 ㄕㄥ; saang1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iR-KrbeFs0

Han:

Suǒnà

Chinese
嗩吶／唢呐 ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄚˋ; so2 naap6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_IIvzuF5Y

Han:

Naxi:

Tibetan:

Xiāo

Chinese
簫／箫 ㄒㄧㄠ; siu1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=augKuSYg0zg

Han:

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