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State-owned English-language online magazine in China
Sixth Tone (Chinese: 第六声; pinyin: Dì liù shēng) is a Chinese state-owned English-language online magazine published by Shanghai United Media Group. Sixth
Sixth_Tone
Musical interval
A sixth tone is a musical interval approximately one-third of a half-step (33.3 cents), thus producing 36 pitches per octave. Septimal sixth tone Varieties
Sixth_tone
Letter of the Latin alphabet
the sixth tone, mid-level [˧]. The 'b' shape was chosen for the letter because it resembles the digit '6', and the character represents the sixth tone. In
Tone_six
Television drama series originating from Mainland China
(2023-01-20). "How China's Favorite Fantasy Realm Faded Into the Background". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
Chinese_television_drama
9:8 tone (major tone) and 10:9 tone (minor tone), respectively. It is the difference between 7/6 and 9/8 (tritē and paramesē). The septimal sixth tone, also
Septimal_third_tone
Chinese youth subculture
creating a subculture that adopted the style. However, Foreign Policy and Sixth Tone claim the movement was founded in 1999 in Hong Kong by Mai Rox. Emo subculture
Shamate
Czech music educator and composer
using the quarter-tone scale, though he used others such as sixth-tones (e.g., in the 5th, 10th and 11th String Quartets), fifth-tones (Sixteenth String
Alois_Hába
Musical interval
one-fifth of a whole tone, so it may function as a quarter tone, a fifth-tone or a sixth-tone. In just intonation the quarter tone can be represented by
Quarter_tone
Russian composer
composed in even smaller divisions of the octave such as sixth tones (36-tet: 33.3 cents) and twelfth tones (72-tet: 16.6 cents). Gustave Lyon at Pleyel was sympathetic
Ivan_Wyschnegradsky
Chord made of a tertian triad and a miscellaneous fourth note
categorized as an added tone. It can be outside the tertian sequence of ascending thirds from the root, such as the added sixth or fourth, or it can be
Added_tone_chord
Use of pitch to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
Burmese script, has five tone letters: ႇ, ႈ, း, ႉ, ႊ; a sixth tone is unmarked. Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet and its six tones are marked by letters
Tone_(linguistics)
Northeastern China cultural movement
Having a Moment". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2023-08-01. Wu, Haiyun (Aug 25, 2023). "What Exactly Is the 'Dongbei Renaissance'?". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2023-08-30
Dongbei_renaissance
2017. "Conversion Therapy Still Promoted in China, Investigation Finds". Sixth Tone. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved
LGBTQ_rights_in_China
Kra–Dai language of Myanmar
family and is related to Thai. It has five tones, which do not correspond exactly to Thai tones, plus a sixth tone used for emphasis. The term Shan is also
Shan_language
Economic concept that describes an excess of competition
(2020-01-04). "How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China's Unhappiness". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2022-11-26. Kladensky, Konstantin (2021-11-11). "The Pressure
Neijuan
Dog breed
(2019-05-01). "World Dog Show Features Chinese Breeds, Aims to Turn Hearts". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2022-03-12. "香港唐狗會—土炮狗大聯盟 - 香港文匯報" [Hong Kong Tang Dog Association]
Tang_Dog
Handsome young men in China
Corp. April 20, 2017. "How 'Little Fresh Meats' Are Winning China Over". Sixth Tone. Xu, Yuhan (2018-09-30). "A Fiery Debate Over 'Sissies' Vs. Macho Men
Little_fresh_meat
Musical interval
number of semitones (seven and ten respectively). In 12-tone equal temperament (12-ET), the minor sixth is enharmonically equivalent to the augmented fifth
Minor_sixth
Character in the Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods
Retrieved 4 September 2026. Tone, Sixth Tone (21 January 2023). "Spirited Away: A Peek into the World of China's Door Gods". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 4 September
Randeng_Daoren
Letter of the Latin alphabet
Ò͘ ò͘ (third tone) 《陰去／阴去》 Ô͘ ô͘ (fifth tone) 《陽平／阳平》 Ǒ͘ ǒ͘ (sixth tone, used in Quanzhou-descended dialects) 《陽上／阳上》 Ō͘ ō͘ (seventh tone) 《陽去／阳去》 O̍͘
O͘
Japanese manga series
2024). "For Stressed Young Chinese, Chiikawa Toys Are Digital Ibuprofen". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024. "Why
Chiikawa
Chinese communication platform
Retrieved February 24, 2009. Tone, Sixth (July 28, 2016). "Baidu Gives Up on Commercializing Tieba Forums". #SixthTone. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
Baidu_Tieba
Online travel service corporation
October 2019. Qitong, He; Keyi, Yang (July 27, 2023). "Amid Uproar, Trip.com Pulls Plug on Women-Only Train Compartments". Sixth Tone. Official website
Trip.com
Chord that contains the interval of an augmented sixth
In music theory, an augmented sixth chord contains the interval of an augmented sixth, usually above its bass tone. This chord has its origins in the Renaissance
Augmented_sixth_chord
Retrieved 2021-01-16. Tone, Sixth (9 December 2016). "Incomplete and Opaque: The Problems with China's Porn Laws". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
Pornography_in_China
a 10:9 major second. The difference between these two is the septimal sixth tone (50:49, 34.98 cents) Play. 12 equal temperament and 22 equal temperament
Septimal_tritone
Musical interval of 9 semitones
the most common major sixth is the pitch ratio of 5:3 (play), approximately 884 cents. In 12-tone equal temperament, a major sixth is equal to nine semitones
Major_sixth
Chinese electronics company
(renamed to the Moranbong console) was released in North Korea. According to Sixth Tone, Subor Culture Development was spun out of Yihua Group, in 2015, to develop
Subor
Local government telephone number in China
Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-12-23. Rui, Hou (2022-07-18). "When China's Fix-Everything Hotline Breaks Down". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
12345_hotline
Chord where extra pitch is a sixth above the root
Sixth chord is the common name for any added tone chord where the extra pitch is a sixth above the root. The term also applies to three-note chords with
Sixth_chord
Overtime work schedule from China
David Paulk (ed.). "Chinese Developers Protest Overwork on GitHub". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019
996_working_hour_system
Type of drug use in China
(2022-09-22). "Is Time Running Out for China's Betel Nut Industry?". Sixth Tone. "《一嚼两千年》 槟榔里的文化与历史". Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese (China)). 2024-01-29.[dead
Betel_chewing_in_China
Commuting that takes more than daily walking time of an average human
'Extreme Commutes,' Report Says". Sixth Tone. Liu, Daizong (Mar 21, 2023). "What's So Scary About the 15-Minute City?". Sixth Tone. "There and Back Again: The
Extreme_commuting
com. Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2 October 2024. Tang, Fanxi (16 December 2019). "New Guideline Institutes Teaching Ban for Sexual Misconduct". Sixth Tone. Yang
Child_abuse_in_China
2025 video game
2026). "Road to Empress, the Hit Game Navigating China's Gender Divide". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved June 30, 2026
Road_to_Empress
PMID 31493836. S2CID 202002923. Tone, Sixth (April 19, 2019). "Conversion Therapy Still Promoted in China, Investigation Finds". #SixthTone. Retrieved 2023-01-21
LGBTQ_culture_in_Chengdu
Chinese philosopher
republished by Sixth Tone, Zhuge firmly denied accusations of plagiarism but did not address the evidence. The editorial team at Sixth Tone verified that
Yiyang_Zhuge
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
saw major declines in the early 2010s. In May 2016, The Paper launched Sixth Tone, an English-language sister publication. On 28 December 2016, six completely
The_Paper_(newspaper)
Indie band from Chengdu
(2023-05-05). "The Underground Bands Playing Out China's Hit TV Show". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2024-10-08. Dempsey, Colin (2020-09-13). "Hiperson — Bildungsroman
Hiperson
Musical interval
tones. For instance, the interval from F to the B above it (in short, F–B) is a tritone as it can be decomposed into the three adjacent whole tones F–G
Tritone
Musical composition method
playing these files? See media help. The twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition—is
Twelve-tone_technique
Chinese vlogger, entrepreneur and Internet celebrity
2017). "China's Cultural Revivalists: More Than Just Quirky Throwbacks". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020
Li_Ziqi_(vlogger)
Musical interval
undecimal neutral sixth has a ratio of 18:11 between the frequencies of the two tones, or about 852.59 cents. play A tridecimal neutral sixth has a ratio of
Neutral_sixth
Monumental statue formerly in Jingzhou, China
(2020-11-18). "God of War Statue Has to Go, Jingzhou Officials Say". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
Statue_of_Guan_Yu
Musical interval
In Western music theory, a major second (sometimes also called whole tone or a whole step) is a second spanning two semitones (Play). A second is a musical
Major_second
instance, the limit of the just perfect fourth (4:3) is 3, but the just minor tone (10:9) has a limit of 5, because 10 can be factored into 2 × 5 (and 9 into
List_of_pitch_intervals
Musical tuning system
72 EDO contains at the same time tempered semitones, third-tones, quartertones and sixth-tones, which makes it a very versatile temperament. This division
72_equal_temperament
1970s exchange of American and Chinese table tennis players
Kenrick (June 10, 2021). "How Ping-Pong Turned the Tables of the Cold War". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved October 15
Ping-pong_diplomacy
Chinese Paralympic swimmer
Retrieved 2026-05-03. "'Basketball Girl' Rebounds as Paralympic Swimmer". Sixth Tone. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2026-05-03. "钱红艳：我要当残奥冠军" [Qian Hongyan: I want
Qian_Hongyan
Chinese actress and model (born 1979)
January 2019. "Reality TV Show Sends Chinese Stars Back to Acting School". Sixth Tone. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved
Zhang_Ziyi
Chinese environmental organization
22 February 2019. "Environmental Whistleblower Gets Prison Sentence". Sixth Tone. July 12, 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-10. "Detained Chinese Environmental
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
China_Biodiversity_Conservation_and_Green_Development_Foundation
Fictional character in the Overwatch franchise
diversity. Wenzhou Business College lecturer Chen Menghan in an article for Sixth Tone praised the cultural representation both Wuyang and Anran introduced into
Anran
Government system to track sexual criminals
com. Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2 October 2024. Tang, Fanxi (16 December 2019). "New Guideline Institutes Teaching Ban for Sexual Misconduct". Sixth Tone. Chen
Sex_offender_registry
Abugida used for writing Tai Pong in China and Tai Yai in Myanmar
mid-falling tones (ႈ) and the addition of the Thai visarga (ႊ) to represent the sixth tone used in northern Shan dialects. The Shan alphabet is characterised by
Shan_alphabet
Harmonic grouping of notes
common chord has three notes and is known as a triad. Added tone chords, extended chords, and tone clusters can have more than three notes and are common in
Chord_(music)
Chinese fantasy genre
2019). "The Chinese E-Publishers Making an Epic Journey to the West". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 6 May 2021. "没读《山海经》之前，我天真地以为它可能是一本讲山和海的小说". Sohu (in Chinese)
Xianxia
Chinese folk and ballad singer-songwriter
Chen, Xiaoyu (19 June 2015). "The Making of a Chinese Folk Star". Sixth Tone. Zhang, Long (13 October 2021). "Drug‑using singer's attempt to make a
Song_Dongye
Chinese neologism, "lying flat"
professor who researches youth culture at East China Normal University, told Sixth Tone that official media outlets may be concerned about the tang ping lifestyle
Tang_ping
Chinese video sharing website
Retrieved 6 August 2020. Tone, Sixth (24 October 2020). "On China's 'Rap for Youth,' the Medium Is the Message". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original
Bilibili
American film by Lulu Wang
in what was then the world's second-largest film market. According to Sixth Tone, the film's delayed theatrical release—to prevent it from being lost in
The_Farewell_(2019_film)
Chinese internet services company
2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017. Tone, Sixth (28 July 2016). "Baidu Gives Up on Commercializing Tieba Forums". #SixthTone. Retrieved 14 February 2025. 网易
Baidu
Basic musical interval
theory, a semitone (also called a half step or half tone) is one of the two parts into which a whole tone is divided. Semitones are the smallest intervals
Semitone
2024 suicide in Chongqing, China
(20 May 2024). "Her Boyfriend Killed Himself. The Internet Blamed Her". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024
Suicide_of_Fat_Cat
Musical tuning system
by this method are closer to their just intonation than the thirds and sixths are. Equal temperament has been the predominant tuning system of Western
Equal_temperament
Chinese television host
2012. Yin Yujin. "Heartbreak and Hormones: A History of China's TV Matchmaking". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 29 December 2018. Meng Fei's microblog on Weibo
Meng_Fei_(host)
2025 video game
(October 28, 2025). "What Sultan's Game Reveals About Chinese Players". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2026. Retrieved March 28,
Sultan's_Game
Chinese social media and e-commerce platform
"China's Instagram Wants More Male Users. It's Using Women as Bait". Sixth Tone. Shanghai United Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022
Xiaohongshu
Chinese novelist (born 1981)
WeChat public account's post". Tone, Sixth. "Alibaba Fires Literary Editor for Insulting Famed Writer's Dead Wife". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2020-12-08. 康佳,
Tang_Jia_San_Shao
Place to isolate people with leprosy
2018), "My Mission to Record the History of China's Leper Colonies", Sixth Tone, Shanghai: Shanghai United Media Group. Dr. Heiser, V., An American Doctor's
Leper_colony
Difference in pitch between two notes
successively sounding tones, such as two adjacent pitches in a melody, and vertical or harmonic if it pertains to simultaneously sounding tones, such as in a
Interval_(music)
Chinese author
contemporary network wuxia novels."[page needed] You Fei was also praised by Sixth Tone as a unique martial arts piece that focuses on a woman in a usually male-centered
Priest_(writer)
Chinese advertising company
screens during a five-day protest against intrusive advertising noise. Sixth Tone reported that the advertisements he targeted belonged to Focus Media,
Focus_Media
Type of aircraft
2025). "Back to the Future: China Revives Blimps, Now Fully Electric". Sixth Tone. "China's AS700 manned airship completed its first flight". JEC (Press
AVIC_AS700_Airship
Chinese actor (born 1999)
Chinese). Retrieved 2026-07-12. Tone, Sixth (2026-05-12). "An Indie Drama About Leaving China Finds an Audience at Home". #SixthTone. Retrieved 2026-07-12. "Sina
Wang_Yantong
Abugida script for languages spoken in Thailand
symbols (Thai: สระ, sara) that combine into at least 32 vowel forms, four tone diacritics (Thai: วรรณยุกต์ or วรรณยุต, wannayuk or wannayut), and other
Thai_script
Chinese deity
Weaver Girl. Qixi Festival Tone, Sixth (26 August 2020). "Chinese Valentine's Day Folktale Sparks Discussion on Abuse". Sixth Tone. "Explainer: The Story
Niulang
Chinese goddess
traditions". Scroll.in. Tone, Sixth (26 August 2020). "Chinese Valentine's Day Folktale Sparks Discussion on Abuse". Sixth Tone. "Explainer: The Story
Zhinü
Tibetan singer, Internet celebrity, and businessman
Jun (22 January 2021). "Ding Zhen and the Myth of the True Khampa Man". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-08-30. 底伊乐.
Tenzing_Tsondu
2011 mutiny and mass murder on Chinese trawler
Kevin (11 February 2018). "Mutiny and Murder on a Chinese Squid Ship". Sixth Tone. "最高法核准"太平洋大逃杀案"5主犯死刑 致16人死6人失踪". Sina Corporation (in Chinese). Xinhua
Mutiny_on_Lurongyu_2682
2017 American kidnapping, rape, and murder case
McIntosh, Craig (eds.). "The Zhang Yingying Case, Six Years On". The Sixth Tone. Translated by Wright, Lewis. Archived from the original on October 2
Murder_of_Yingying_Zhang
2025. "Leading Chinese Philosopher's Brain Cryopreserved in the US". Sixth Tone. February 7, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2025. Hagerty, James R.; McMillan
List of people who arranged for cryonics
List_of_people_who_arranged_for_cryonics
Musical interval unit
cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve-tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each
Cent_(music)
Change from one tonality to another
sixth, and (fully) diminished seventh. Any dominant seventh or German sixth can be reinterpreted as the other by respelling the m7 or A6 chord tone (respectively)
Modulation_(music)
Baghdadi Jewish wealthy family
July 2022). "From Baghdad to the Bund: The Family That Built Shanghai". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 12 May 2026. Spackman, Tony (2009). Captured at Kut. Barnsley
Sassoon_family
Chinese tennis player (born 2002)
September 2026. "Zheng Qinwen: China's Tennis Ace Wins On and Off Court". Sixth Tone. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2026. "Qinwen Zheng Wins Olympic
Zheng_Qinwen
American mobile payment service owned by PayPal
2018). "Can China's 'WeChat Diaspora' Pioneer Mobile Payment in the US?". Sixth Tone. Retrieved May 14, 2018. Irrera, Anna (October 21, 2020). "PayPal to allow
Venmo
Industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required
November 2020). "How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China's Unhappiness". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 28 March 2022. "Editorial: Reversing the Quiet Quitting Trend"
Work-to-rule
Chinese human rights activist (born 1962)
(2018-02-02). "How Protection Orders Leave Domestic Abuse Victims Vulnerable". Sixth Tone. Shanghai United Media Group. Retrieved 2024-12-03. "China detains feminist
Feng_Yuan_(activist)
Species of fish
(PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-08-24. Li, You (10 October 2018). "'Fish of good fortune' brings bad luck to China's native species". Sixth Tone.
Mrigal_carp
Medical symptoms including a sense of suffocation despite a clear airway
nose syndrome has been a controversial topic in China. A 2017 article in Sixth Tone reported that Chinese patients with ENS symptoms were often told by doctors
Empty_nose_syndrome
Modern marriage practices
Cai, Yineng (Nov 26, 2021). "Want a Divorce? In China, Try, Try Again". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Shu Shengxiang (2021-04-16). 5年4次起诉均驳回 离婚为何这么难？
Marriage_in_modern_China
Musical interval
of the perfect fifth, enabling the instrument to play in all keys. In 12-tone equal temperament, the frequencies of the tempered perfect fifth are in the
Perfect_fifth
1963 book by Clifford Geertz
(2020-11-04). "How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China's Unhappiness". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2022-03-28. Smail, John R. W. (1965) Review of Agricultural
Agricultural_Involution
2023 Chinese TV series or program
(2023-05-05). "The Underground Bands Playing Out China's Hit TV Show". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-08-06. Hirata
The_Long_Season
Abukuma-class destroyer escort
JS Tone (DE-234) is the sixth ship of the Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. She was commissioned on 8 February 1993.[page needed] Tone was laid down at
JS_Tone
American writer and journalist
31 May 2021. He, Yujia (July 19, 2021). "Peter Hessler's Last Class". Sixth Tone. Sideline Sinology "Time Out Hong Kong – Book Reviews and Interviews |
Peter_Hessler
2016 Chinese web series
China Daily. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Xueqing Li (Sixth Tone) (11 January 2017). "Chinese Publishers Turn to TV as Book Profits Spiral"
Medical_Examiner_Dr._Qin
Intergovernmental report on climate change
Climate Change". Sixth tone. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-06. Working group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment report
IPCC_Sixth_Assessment_Report
Tseng, Hugo (2025-08-28). "The Rise and Fall of Chinese Pidgin English". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2025-11-28. Retrieved 2025-11-28. Arua
List_of_dialects_of_English
Publishing company in China
Retrieved 2024-04-06. Tone, Sixth (19 April 2022). "China's Top Research Agency Stops Using Costly Academic Database". SixthTone. Retrieved 2024-04-06
CNKI
travel, tourism, insurance
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