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One of the guqin's fingerings is the sound called "san yin" 〔散音〕, which means "scattered sounds."

Fan yin 〔泛音〕, or "floating sounds," are harmonics where the player lightly touches the string with one or more fingers of the left hand at a position indicated by the hui dots, pluck and lift, creating a crisp and clear sound

an yin 〔按音 / 案音 / 實音 / 走音〕, or "stopped sounds." This forms the bulk of most qin pieces and requires the player to press on a string with a finger or thumb of the left hand until it connects with the surface board, then pluck. Afterwards, the musician's h