宮商角徵羽

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

surname Gong

palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang

commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)

surname Jue

angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[ge4]

role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence

4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol / see also 徵|征[zheng1]

feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale