123456789101112Keywordguzhengzitherstring instrumentFrequency#3008Strokes12ReadingszhēngMnemonic⺮ (bamboo) gives the meaning and 争 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of⺮bamboo争to striveUsed in vocabulary风筝fēngzhengkite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown)古筝gǔzhēngguzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 (gǔqín) during Tang and Song times)放风筝fàngfēngzhengto fly a kite