減字譜

Chinese

		to lower; to decrease; to reduce to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	chart; list; score (music) chart; list; score (music); spectrum (maths) (phys.)
trad. (減字譜)		減	字	譜
simp. (减字谱)		减	字	谱

Etymology

Literally, “reduced character notation/score”, so called because the notational symbols used in this form of tablature are written in clusters that combine simplified elements of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnzìpǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄆㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzìpǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄆㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnzìhpǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tzŭ⁴-pʻu³
    • Yale: jyǎn-dz̀-pǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantzyhpuu
    • Palladius: цзяньцзыпу (czjanʹczypu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

減字譜

1. a form of shorthand tablature used to record guqin music

Synonyms

• 簡字譜／简字谱 (jiǎnzìpǔ)

See also

• 文字譜／文字谱 (wénzìpǔ)
• 琴譜／琴谱 (qínpǔ)

Further reading

• Explanation of jianzipu