Ci Tune Pattern and Tone Checker

Look up the line breaks, character counts, tone pattern and rhyme positions of common ci tunes, then check your own draft line by line

平 = level tone 仄 = oblique tone 中 = either tone 韵 = rhyme position

About the tone pattern

In the pattern, 中 means either level or oblique; only 平 and 仄 positions are compared. This is a common reference pattern — published tone patterns differ slightly, so follow the one you are working from. Click a typed character to mark it 平 or 仄 (click again to clear); only marked positions are compared.

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