龣 (jué) - Ancient form of 角 (jué), meaning horn, angle, & also used as a musical note in ancient

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龣 · jué

Ancient form of 角 (jué), meaning horn, angle, corner;

also used as a musical note in ancient Chinese music theory.

Ancient form of 角 (jué), meaning horn, angle,also used as a musical note in ancient

Usage highlights

Ancient musical noteVariant character formMusic theory termHistorical text appearanceAncient notation

Synonyms

  • 角— horn, angle, corner; musical note

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient musical notation used 龣 as a note (龣音).
  • This character appears in historical texts as a variant of 角 (角字异体).
  • The character 龣 represents the jue note in traditional music (龣律).

Collocations

  • Ancient musical note(龣音)
  • Variant character form(龣体)
  • Music theory term(龣律)
  • Historical text appearance(龣字)
  • Ancient notation(龣谱)

Idioms

  • Ancient musical scale notation(宫商角徵羽, where 角 is represented by 龣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 龣 is an ancient variant form of the character 角, primarily used in historical contexts.
  • In traditional Chinese music theory, it represented the jue note in the pentatonic scale.
  • This character appears in ancient dictionaries and historical texts as an alternative writing.

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