Assertion: zither | /r/HasProperty | music
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text: As nouns the difference between zither and psaltery is that zither is (music) a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips while psaltery is an ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
text: As nouns the difference between zither and guqin is that zither is (music) a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips while guqin is (musical instruments) a plucked, seven-string chinese musical instrument of the zither family, favoured by scholars and the literati in ancient times.