四分音符

Mandarin · pinyin sì fēn yīn fú

Meanings

  1. crotchet (music)
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四
sì · four
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
音
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
符
fú · i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
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4–1–1–2 · si4 fen1 yin1 fu2

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sei3 fan1 jam1 fu4

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noun

  1. (music) crotchet; quarter note

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