| name | qilv-tonal-patterns |
| description | Use this skill to look up the four canonical tonal patterns for seven-character regulated verse (七律 Qilv). Provides exact 平/仄 sequences for all 8 lines under each of the four standard forms, plus the rule for checking positions 2, 4, 6. |
Canonical Seven-Character Regulated Verse (七律) Tonal Patterns
Four Ground-Truth Canonical Forms
Form 1: Ping-start Ze-end (平起仄收)
Rhyme lines: 2, 4, 6, 8 (end in 平). Line 1 ends in 仄.
Line 1: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 2: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 3: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 4: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 5: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 6: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 7: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 8: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Form 2: Ping-start Ping-end (平起平收)
Rhyme lines: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 (end in 平).
Line 1: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 2: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 3: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 4: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 5: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 6: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 7: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 8: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Form 3: Ze-start Ze-end (仄起仄收)
Rhyme lines: 2, 4, 6, 8 (end in 平). Line 1 ends in 仄.
Line 1: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 2: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 3: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 4: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 5: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 6: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 7: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 8: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Form 4: Ze-start Ping-end (仄起平收)
Rhyme lines: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 (end in 平).
Line 1: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 2: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 3: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 4: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 5: 仄仄平平平仄仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 6: 平平仄仄仄平平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Line 7: 平平仄仄平平仄 (no rhyme, ends 仄)
Line 8: 仄仄平平仄仄平 (rhyme, ends 平)
Key Verification Rule: Positions 2, 4, 6
For every line, positions 2, 4, 6 must strictly match the pattern (these are the "obligatory" positions). Position 1, 3, 5 have more flexibility ("一三五不论"), but positions 2, 4, 6 are strict ("二四六分明").
Modern Mandarin Tone Classification
- 平 (level): Tones 1 (阴平) and 2 (阳平)
- 仄 (oblique): Tones 3 (上声) and 4 (去声)
