主音

zhǔyīn

noun #24,723

Meanings

1 keynote
2 tonic (music)
3 principal vowel
4 lead vocal

Characters

main; principal; host

sound; tone; music

Examples

这首歌的主音是C调。

Zhè shǒu gē de zhǔyīn shì C diào.

The tonic of this song is in the key of C.

他担任乐队的主音吉他手。

Tā dānrèn yuèduì de zhǔyīn jítā shǒu.

He is the lead guitarist of the band.

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usage

主音 has two distinct uses: in music theory it means the tonic note (the first degree of a scale), and in Cantonese pop culture 主音 is used to mean lead vocalist or lead guitar.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

音 yīn