Se (instrument)

Se
A modern se on display at the Tainan Confucian Temple.
Chinese	瑟,古瑟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin sè, gǔ sè Wade–Giles se4 IPA [sɤ̂] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization sāt Southern Min Tâi-lô sit Middle Chinese Middle Chinese ʂit Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *[s.m]ri[t]

The se (Chinese: 瑟) or guse (Chinese: 古瑟) is an ancient plucked zither of Chinese origin. It varied in size and construction, but generally had 25–50 strings with moveable bridges and a range of up to five octaves. It was one of the most important stringed instruments in China, along with the guqin. The se gradually faded out of use, having evolved into the similar zheng. Modern versions of the se often resemble the zheng, and attempts have been made to revive the instrument.