guzheng; ancient Chinese zither
Historical term for the Chinese zither, a plucked string instrument with a long history.
The guzheng is a traditional Chinese string instrument.
箏 is the Japanese term for the koto, often used in compound words; 古筝 specifically refers to the ancient Chinese instrument.
Standard kanji spelling for the Chinese zither.
Variant kanji spelling; 筝 is the more common character for the instrument.
From Chinese 古筝 (gǔzhēng), literally 'ancient zheng', referring to the traditional Chinese plucked zither.