4th note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. F)
Technical term from ancient Chinese music theory; part of the 十二律 (twelve-pitch) system. Rare outside historical or musicological contexts.
Archaic term for the second month of the lunar calendar. Used in classical Chinese and old Japanese almanacs.
夾鐘 is one of the twelve pitches of the Chinese system, said to be close to F in the Western scale.
In the old lunar calendar, 夾鐘 refers to the second month.
From Chinese 夾鐘 (jiāzhōng), a term in ancient Chinese music theory and calendar systems. The exact derivation is uncertain; the characters literally mean 'pressing bell' or 'clamping bell'.