《汉字解码学》65 “筝”是古代鼓弦竹身之一种传统乐器 "zheng" is the ancient drum string bamboo body of a traditional instrument.

65  “筝”是古代鼓弦竹身之一种传统乐器。

筝   筝是形声字。竹为形符；争为声符。《说文》注：“鼓弦竹身，乐也。从竹，争声。”筝即古筝，是古代鼓弦竹身之一种传统乐器，沿用至今。古筝又称秦筝、汉筝，最早的演奏记载于《史记》：“击瓮叩缶，弹筝搏髀，而歌呜呼呼，此谓真秦之声。”历代一直有发展，至今仍是中国音乐常用的乐器之一。

筝 [箏] (名) a Chinese zither with 21 or 25 strings

《互动百科》资料：中国拨奏弦鸣乐器。春秋战国时期已流行于今陕西省，史称秦筝。筝外形扁长方形，主要取材于梧桐木。琴面张弦，每条弦下设筝柱，可移动以调节音高和转调。最初为5 弦，经过9弦的过渡，战国末期发展为12弦。唐以后为13弦，明、清以后15、16弦，20世纪60年代逐渐增至18弦、 21 弦、25弦，并改传统丝弦为钢丝弦或尼龙缠弦。以后又试制出有变音装置的快速转调筝和以十二平均律（见新法密律新法密律）定弦的蝶式筝。
传统筝以五声音阶定弦，音域为：13弦筝 G～c2， 16弦筝A～a2，18弦筝A～d3，21弦筝D～d3 ，25弦筝G～e3 。今常用21弦筝。

65 "zheng" is the ancient drum string bamboo body of a traditional instrument.

Zheng Zheng is a phonetic word. Bamboo for the character; "Said the text" Note: "Guzhu bamboo body, music also from the bamboo, Zheng Sheng." Zheng is the guzheng, is the ancient drum string bamboo body of a traditional musical instrument, still in use. Guzheng, also known as Qin Zheng, Han Zheng, the earliest performance recorded in the "Historical Records": "hit urn knock pottery, kite stroke risk, and singing whirring, this is really Qin voice." History has been development, is still Chinese musical instruments commonly used one.

Zheng (zheng) a Chinese zither with 21 or 25 strings

"Chinese Encyclopedia" information: China to play stringed instruments. Spring and Autumn Period has been popular in Shaanxi Province today, known as Qin Zheng. Zheng rectangular shape rectangular, mainly drawn from the Indus wood. Piano strings, each string under the set of columns, can be moved to adjust the pitch and transfer. Initially 5 strings, after 9 string transition, the late Warring States for the development of 12 strings. After the Tang Dynasty for the 13 strings, Ming and Qing after the 15,16 strings, 60s of the 20th century gradually increased to 18 strings, 21 strings, 25 strings, and change the traditional string for the wire string or nylon wrapped strings. Later, a trial with a sound device and the rapid transfer of the twist to the average law of twelve (see the new law of the new law of the law of the secret law)

Traditional zheng with five sound scale to set the string, the range is: 13 string guitar G ~ c2, 16 string A ~ a2, 18 string A ~ d3, 21 string D ~ d3, 25 string G ~ e3. 21 commonly used string guitar.