Tiqin

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The tiqin (Chinese: 提琴; pinyin: tíqín) is a name applied to several two-stringed Chinese bowed string instruments in the huqin family of instruments.

There are several types of tiqin:

The tiqin used for kunqu opera
The tiqin used for Cantonese music
The tiqin used for Chaozhou music
The tiqin used in Fujian and Taiwan

Additionally, the term tiqin is used in Chinese as a generic term referring to Western bowed string instruments of the violin family:

Xiao tiqin (小提琴) = violin
Zhong tiqin (中提琴) = viola
Da tiqin (大提琴) = cello
Diyin tiqin (低音提琴) = double bass

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Traditional Chinese musical instruments
█ Silk (string): Plucked: Guqin • Se • Guzheng • Konghou • Pipa • Sanxian • Ruan • Liuqin • Yueqin • Qinqin • Duxianqin █ Bowed: Huqin • Erhu • Zhonghu • Gaohu • Banhu • Jinghu • Erxian • Tiqin • Yehu • Tuhu • Jiaohu • Sihu • Sanhu • Zhuihu • Zhuiqin • Leiqin • Dihu • (Xiaodihu • Zhongdihu • Dadihu) • Gehu • Diyingehu • Laruan • Matouqin • Yazheng █ Struck: Yangqin • Zhu
█ Bamboo (woodwind): Flutes: Dizi • Xiao • Paixiao • Koudi █ Oboes: Guan • Suona █ Free-reed pipes: Bawu • Mangtong
█ Gourd (woodwind): Sheng • Yu • Lusheng • Hulusi • Hulusheng
█ Percussion: Wood: Muyu • Guban █ Stone: Bianqing █ Metal: Bianzhong • Fangxiang • Luo • Yunluo █ Clay: Xun █ Hide: Daigu • Bangu • Paigu • Tanggu
█ Others: Gudi • Lusheng • Kouxian

Huqin instrument family
█ Erhu • Gaohu • Banhu • Jinghu • Zhonghu • Yehu • Erxian • Tiqin • Daguangxian • Datong • Datongxian • Hexian • Huluhu • Maguhu • Tuhu • Jiaohu • Zhuihu • Zhuiqin • Leiqin • Sihu • Sanhu • Dahu • Dihu • (Xiaodihu • Zhongdihu • Dadihu) • Cizhonghu • Gehu • Diyingehu • Laruan (Dalaruan) • Paqin • Xiqin • Niutuiqin (niubatui) • Matouqin • Aijieke • Sataer