The qinqin (秦琴; pinyin: qínqín; Vietnamese: Đàn sến[1]) is a plucked Chinese lute.
It was originally manufactured with a wooden body, a slender fretted neck, and three strings.[2] Its body can be round,[3] hexagonal (with rounded sides), or octagonal. Often, only two strings were used, as in certain regional silk-and-bamboo ensembles.
[4] In its hexagonal form (with rounded sides), it is also referred to as meihuaqin (梅花琴, literally "plum blossom instrument").[5]
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