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宫商角徵羽

gōngshāngjuézhǐyǔ

Traditional: 宮商角徵羽

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

Character Breakdown

宫
gōng
palace; surname
HSK 6
商
shāng
commerce, business, trade
HSK 1
角
jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
HSK 3
徵
zhēng
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion
羽
yǔ
feather, plume; wings
HSK 4

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