Guqin (Chinese: 古琴; pinyin: gǔqín) - Seven-stringed zither Se (Chinese: 瑟; pinyin: sè) - 25 stringed zither with moveable bridges (ancient sources say 13, 25 or 50 strings) Guzheng (古筝) - 16-26 stringed zither with movable bridges Konghou (箜篌) - Chinese harp (much like a Western one) Pipa (琵琶) - 4 or 5 stringed pear-shaped lute Sanxian (三弦) - A plucked lute with body covered with snakeskin and long fretless neck Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) - Moon-shaped lute in five sizes: gaoyin-, xiao-, zhong-, da-, and diyin- Liuqin (柳琴) - A small plucked lute with a pear-shaped body and four strings Yueqin (月琴) - A plucked lute with a wooden body, a short fretted neck, and four strings tuned in pairs Qinqin (秦琴) - A plucked lute with a wooden body and fretted neck Duxianqin (Traditional Chinese: 独弦琴; Simplified Chinese: 独弦琴) - A plucked zither with only one string Huqin (胡琴) - Family of vertical fiddles Erhu (二胡) - Two-stringed fiddle Zhonghu (中胡) - Two-stringed fiddle, lower pitch than erhu Gaohu (高胡) - Two-stringed fiddle, higher pitch than erhu Banhu (板胡) - Two-stringed fiddle with a coconut resonator and wooden face Jinghu (京胡) - Two-stringed fiddle, very high pitched, used mainly for Peking Opera Erxian (二弦) - Two-stringed fiddle, used in Cantonese, Chaozhou, and nanguan music Yehu (椰胡) - Two-stringed fiddle with coconut body Huluhu (Traditional Chinese: 葫卢胡; Simplified Chinese: 葫芦胡) - Two-stringed fiddle with gourd body Maguhu (Traditional Chinese: 马骨胡; Simplified Chinese: 马骨胡; pinyin: mǎgǔhú) - Two-stringed fiddle with horse bone body Tuhu (土胡) - Two-stringed fiddle used by the Zhuang people of Guangxi Jiaohu (角胡) - Two-stringed fiddle used by the Gelao people of Guangxi Sihu (四胡) - Four-stringed fiddle with strings tuned in pairs Zhuihu (Traditional Chinese: 坠胡; Simplified Chinese: 坠胡) - Two-stringed fiddle with fingerboard Leiqin (雷琴) - Two-stringed fiddle with fingerboard Dihu (低胡) - Low pitched two-stringed fiddles in the erhu family, in three sizes: Xiaodihu (小低胡) - Small dihu, tuned one octave below the erhu Zhongdihu (中低胡) - Medium dihu, tuned one octave below the zhonghu Dadihu (大低胡) - Large dihu, tuned two octaves below the erhu Dahu (大胡) - Another name for the xiaodihu Cizhonghu - Another name for the xiaodihu Gehu (革胡) - Four-stringed bass instrument, tuned and played like cello Diyingehu (低音革胡) - Four stringed contrabass instrument, tuned and played like double bass Laruan - Four-stringed bowed instrument modeled on the cello Matouqin (马头琴) - Mongolian two-stringed "horsehead fiddle" Yazheng (牙筝) - Bowed zither Yangqin (扬琴) - Hammered dulcimer of varying strings struck using two bamboo hammers Zhu (筑) - Ancient zither, struck or plucked with a stick Jiaoweiqin (焦尾琴) Dizi (笛子) - Transverse bamboo flute with buzzing membrane Xiao (箫) - End-blown flute Paixiao (Traditional Chinese: 排箫; Simplified Chinese: 排箫) - Pan pipes Chi (篪) - Ancient Chinese flute Xindi (新笛) - Modern transverse flute with as many as 21 holes Dongdi (侗笛) Koudi (口笛) - Very small transverse bamboo flute Guan (Chinese: 管; pinyin: guǎn) - A cylindrical double reed wind instrument; also called bili Suona (Traditional Chinese: 唢呐; Simplified Chinese: 唢呐) - A double reed wind instrument with a flaring metal bell Bawu (Traditional Chinese: 巴乌; Simplified Chinese: 巴乌; pinyin: bāwū) - Side-blown free reed pipe with finger holes Mangtong (芒筒) - End-blown free reed pipe producing a single pitch Zhu (Chinese: 柷; pinyin: zhù) - A wooden box that tapers from the bottom, played by hitting a stick on the inside, used to mark the beginning of music Yu (Chinese: 敔; pinyin: yǔ) - A wooden percussion instrument carved in the shape of a tiger with a serrated back, played by hitting a stick with an end made of around 15 stalks of bamboo on its head three times and across the serrated back once to mark the end of the music Muyu (Traditional Chinese: 木鱼; Simplified Chinese: 木鱼; pinyin: mùyú) - A rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick. Often used in Buddhist chanting Bianqing (simplified: 编磬; traditional: 编磬; pinyin: biānqìng) - A rack of hung stone tablets struck using a mallet Zenghou Yi Bianqing (曾侯乙编磬) Chuzeng Baizhong (楚曾百钟) - 100 bronze bells hung on a rack, struck using poles Bianzhong (编钟) - 65 bronze bells hung on a rack, struck using poles Fangxiang (Traditional Chinese: 方响; Simplified Chinese: 方响; Hanyu Pinyin: fang1 xiang3; Wade-Giles: fang hsiang) - A set of tuned metal slabs (metallophone) Shangnao (商铙) Bo (钹) - A flat plate of metal struck with a mallet Luo (锣) - Gong Yunluo (云锣; 云罗) - "Cloud gongs" 10 or more small tuned gongs in a frame Shimianluo - 10 small tuned gongs in a frame Laba (喇叭) - A long, straight trumpet without valves Xun (埙; pinyin: xūn) - Ocarina made of baked clay Fou (缶; pinyin: fǒu) - Clay pot played as a percussion instrument Sheng (Chinese: 笙; pinyin: shēng) - A free reed mouth organ consisting of varying number of bamboo pipes inserted into a gourd chamber with finger holes Yu (Chinese: 竽; pinyin: yú) - An ancient free reed mouth organ similar to the sheng but generally larger Lusheng (Traditional Chinese: 芦笙; Simplified Chinese: 芦笙; pinyin: lúshēng) - A free reed mouth organ with five or six pipes, played by various ethnic groups in southwestern China and neighboring countries Hulusi (Traditional Chinese: 葫卢丝; Simplified Chinese: 葫芦丝; pinyin: húlúsī) - A free reed wind instrument with three bamboo pipes which pass through a gourd wind chest; one pipe has finger holes and the other two are drone pipes; used primarily in Yunnan province Hulusheng (Traditional Chinese: 葫卢笙; Simplified Chinese: 葫芦笙; pinyin: húlúshēng) - A free reed mouth organ with a gourd wind chest; used primarily in Yunnan province Daigu - (大鼓) - Large drum Huzuo Dagu (虎座大鼓) Huzuo Wujia Gu (虎座鸟架鼓) Jian`gu (建鼓) Paigu (排鼓) Gudi (骨笛) - An ancient flute made of bone Lilie (唎咧) - A reed wind instrument with a conical bore played by the Li people of Hainan Lusheng (芦笙) - A free reed mouth organ with five or six pipes, played by various ethnic groups in southwestern China and neighboring countries Kouxian (口弦) - A Jew's harp, made of bamboo or metal