(zhēng) — (music) the fourth note of the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale

Definition

徵 (zhēng) is the fourth note of the ancient five-tone scale 宫商角徵羽 (gōng shāng jué zhēng yǔ). In phonology 徵母 also names a class of initials, but this is a specialist term learners can defer.

noun
(music) the fourth note of the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale

Beispiele

  • Gǔ qín de wǔ yīn shì gōng, shāng, jiǎo, zhēng, yǔ.
    The five notes of the guqin are gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu.
  • Zhè shǒu yuè qǔ zhǔ yào yòng le zhēng yīn lái biǎo xiàn bēi zhuàng de qíng gǎn.
    This piece primarily uses the zhi note to express a solemn and stirring emotion.
  • Gǔ dài yīn yùn xué zhōng, zhēng mǔ shǔ yú chǐ yīn yí lèi.
    In ancient phonology, the zhi initial belongs to the dental category.

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