Etymograph

English

gongche

Gongche comes from Mandarin 工尺.

  1. Mandarinmodern工尺gōngchě
  2. Englishtodaygongche

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern工尺gōngchě
  2. Englishtodaygongche

Today it means

noun A system of musical notation using Chinese characters, used in traditional Chinese music.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 工尺 / gongche