Paqin

{{Short description|Chinese lute}}

The paqin (琶琴) is a modern bowed lute originating in China. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body like pipa, with neck no frets but bowed by horsehair bow.

{{cite web|url=http://plinkplonkplunk.com/2014/12/02/living-with-brandon-voo-asian-arpeggione-and-romantic-rachmaninoff|title=Living with Brandon Voo: Asian Arpeggione and Romantic Rachmaninoff}} It is the tenor variant of the paquin family. It has a bass variant, the dapaqin and an alto variant is the xiaopaqin (小琶琴). This is a combination of Chinese pipa with western cello and violin.{{Cite web|url=https://yang0612.pixnet.net/blog/post/45073524-%e4%bd%8e%e9%9f%b3%e6%8b%89%e5%bc%a6%e6%a8%82%e5%99%a8|title=低音拉弦樂器}}