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Meaning
two kings   

Explanation stands for string-instruments

Used in these characters:
班
JLPT HSK 2
squad, team, class, work shift, group
bān
王 刂
Left and right: king 王, center: knife 刂
If Kings have 'knifes' in between, it is their squads.  
琴
JLPT HSK 4
musical instrument with strings in general
qín
今
Top: Two pegs 王 for tensioning the strings of a string instrument, bottom: now 今 (Here: image of the body of the instrument)
Tensionable strings stand now for string instruments.  
斑
JLPT HSK 6
stained, spot, colored patch, stripe
bān
文
From left: king 王, text/language 文 (Image of a folding table for writing a text.), king 王
The letter exchanged between the kings had a stained spot.  
瑟
JLPT no HSK
zither with 5-25 strings on a board
sè
必
Top: Image of two pegs 王 for tensioning the strings of a string instrument, below: certainly 必 (but here: strings 心 and a finger ノ)
The string instruments with strings for one finger is the zither.  
琶
JLPT no HSK
pipa lute, 琵琶, chin. guitar
pá
巴
Top: Two pegs 王 for tensioning the strings of a string instrument, bottom: hope 巴 (Here: image of the sound box of the lute)
The string instrument with a sound box is: the lute.  
琵
JLPT no HSK
guitar-like instrument, see 琵琶, lute
pí
王 比
Top: Two pegs 王 for tensioning the strings of a string instrument, bottom: to compare 比 (here: 4 strokes for 4 strings)
The string instrument with 4 strings is this lute.  

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