宫商角徵羽

gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ

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

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Child Words of 宫商角徵羽

• 宫 宫 gōng: palace
• 角 角 jiǎo: angle
• 角 角 jué: role (theater)
• 商 商 shāng: commerce
• 徵 徵 zhǐ: 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wǔ yīn], corresponding to sol
• 羽 羽 yǔ: feather