shāng

technical
noun

Meaning of

商 means shang, a traditional Chinese musical note; Xin Xiu, a Chinese constellation. Pronounced shāng.

  • shang, a traditional Chinese musical note
  • Xin Xiu, a Chinese constellation

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
mín
yuè
zhōng
jīng
cháng
yòng
dào
shāng
yīn
 

Traditional Chinese folk music often uses the shang musical note.

yīn
fēn
bié
shì
gōng
 
shāng
 
jué
 
zhǐ
 
 

The five traditional musical notes are gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu.

Zhè
duàn
de
xuán
shāng
yīn
wéi
zhǔ
 

This ancient melody is mainly based on the shang note.

Yīn
yuè
lǎo
shī
gěi
men
jiǎng
jiě
le
yīn
zhōng
shāng
yīn
de
wèi
zhì
 

The music teacher explained the position of the shang note among the five tones to us.

Jiǎn
zhōng
de
22
duì
yìng
zhōng
guó
dài
yīn
zhōng
de
shāng
 

The number 2 in numbered musical notation corresponds to the shang note in the ancient Chinese five-tone scale.