Violin in Chinese (Mandarin): 小提琴 (xiǎotíqín)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 小提琴

• 小

  Small.

  3 strokes

• 提

  To lift, to hold up. 扌 (hand) is on the left.

  12 strokes

• 琴

  A stringed instrument. 王 王 (jade) are on top.

  12 strokes

琴 is the word for many instruments: 钢琴 (piano), 口琴 (harmonica), 木琴 (xylophone). A violin is "played" by pulling the bow: 拉小提琴 (lā, to pull).

More examples with 小提琴

• 我每天练习小提琴。

  我每天練習小提琴。

  Wǒ měitiān liànxí xiǎotíqín.

  I practice the violin every day.

• 小提琴的声音很好听。

  小提琴的聲音很好聽。

  Xiǎotíqín de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng.

  The violin sounds lovely.

How to write 小提琴 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.