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6 The fifth tone, beginning on the fifth of the voice in pitch with a strong radical stress, descends rapidly and is short in time. Sometimes, with consonant initials, it seems to take the form indicated in Diagram No. 2, the stress commencing with the vowel sound.

The sixth tone is the same as the second.

The seventh tone begins on the key-note of the voice, rises to the pitch of a second with strong emphasis, and descends with thorough stress to about a fifth below. It is long in time.

The eighth tone has the pitch of a third, is without inflection, and is short in time. It ends very abruptly, though with less stress than the fourth tone.

DIAGRAMS OF THE FOOCHOW TONES IN THEIR FULL FORM

In the above diagrams the middle line is designed to represent the key-note of the speaker's voice".