zhǐ徵
徵
technical
common
Meaning of 徵
徵 means one of the five ancient Chinese musical tones (pentatonic scale); equivalent to 'sol' (5) in numbered musical notation. Pronounced zhǐ.
- one of the five ancient Chinese musical tones (pentatonic scale); equivalent to 'sol' (5) in numbered musical notation
Character Info
Radical彳
Strokes15
Components
彳
𡈼
攵
Stroke Order
徵
Definitions & Examples
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
yīn音
yuè乐
zhōng中
de的
wǔ五
yīn音
bāo包
kuò括
gōng宫
、
shāng商
、
jué角
、
zhǐ徵
、
yǔ羽
。
The five notes in ancient Chinese music are gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu.
Zhǐ徵
yīn音
xiāng相
dāng当
yú于
xī西
fāng方
yīn音
yuè乐
jiǎn简
pǔ谱
zhōng中
de的
“
55
”
（
sols
o
l
）
。
The note zhi is equivalent to '5' (sol) in Western numbered musical notation.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
qín琴
qǔ曲
shì是
yǐ以
zhǐ徵
diào调
shì式
xiě写
chéng成
de的
。
This guqin piece was written in the Zhi mode.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
zhǐ徵
shēng声
wǔ五
xíng行
shǔ属
huǒ火
，
duì对
yìng应
xià夏
jì季
。
The ancients believed the zhi tone belonged to the fire element and corresponded to summer.