主和弦

zhǔhéxián

noun

Measure Word

一个主和弦 gè

Meanings

1 tonic chord
2 tonic triad
3 I chord (music)

Characters

Examples

这首歌以主和弦结束。

Zhè shǒu gē yǐ zhǔhéxián jiéshù.

This song ends on the tonic chord.

C大调的主和弦是C-E-G。

C dàdiào de zhǔhéxián shì C-E-G.

The tonic chord of C major is C-E-G.

Tips

memory

主 (zhǔ) means 'main / host' — the tonic is the 'home' chord that the music keeps returning to, like the host of the key.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

和 hé

弦 xián