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宫商角徵羽

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

Characters and words in 宫商角徵羽

gōng = gu + (e)ng1
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
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shāng = sh + ang1
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang
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shāng = sh + ang1
commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
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jué = ju + e2
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jiǎo = ji + ao3
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[ge4]
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jué = ju + e2
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol / see also 徵|征[zheng1]
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zhēng = zh + (e)ng1
to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
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= yu + Ø3
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Words with 宫商角徵羽

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Sentences with 宫商角徵羽

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