射 voicing yì

[WKC]

The normal voicing for the character 射 is shè.  The character has a second voicing of yì.  I would be grateful if someone tell me the meaning for the voicing yì.

[dwq]

Do these help?

百度百科：射

http://baike.baidu.com/view/164302.htm

百度百科：无射

http://baike.baidu.com/view/952424.htm

[Vivian Xue]

 the voicing yì

 射 yì :   1)  A clock name ,  it was made by 景王（jǐng King) in Spring and Autumn period， ancient China.

             2）(无射wú yì）One of the Chinese acient music tone  （ #A ）

[WKC]

dwq,

 

Many thanks.  It appears that 射 voicing yì also means 'to shoot'.

 

 

Can anyone explain十二律 to me in English?

[Altair]

"Can anyone explain十二律 to me in English?"

My dictionary says they are the twelve notes on the chromatic scale.

[imron]

Deleted off-topic posts.  Folks, please try to stick to what is being asked rather than going off on random tangents.

[dwq]

Vivian,

景王's 鐘 (closer to a bell than a clock) is named after the music tone; so its name is 无射, not just 射.

WKC,

The 百度百科 page isn't very clear where the explanations attach to, but I think 射 voicing yì is only used in the compound 无射, and only the voicing shè mean 'to shoot'.

[zhou]

WKC

I believe there are so many people do not know the 射 has a voicing of yì, me too. So, you just know a voicing of shè is enough.

[Hofmann]

Can we call it pronunciation, please? Voicing is something else.

[zhou]

I think you are right and we call "ˉ,ˊ,ˇ,ˋ" are "tones" that is correct

[Messidor]

also there is a plant traditionally called 射干, which is pronounced as yè gān, and there's mountain in the book Zhuangzi (《庄子》) called 藐姑射(yè)之山, at least it's the accepted pronunciation of this fictional mountain. The title of officials in the government during Wei Jin to Song is 仆射(yè).