Translating Chinese fingering chart to western

[dizi1994]

Hi, I've a C key dizi but i'm new to playing flute in general.
I did Google for my dizi's fingering chart and I found this one:

B = Blow Hole M= Membrane(Timo) Hole
1 = LH fore-finger
2 = LH middle finger
3 = LH third finger
4 = RH fore-finger
5 = RH middle finger
6 = RH third finger
x = covered hole
o = open hole

B M 1 2 3 4 5 6
o o x x x x x x G or Sol (Low octave)
o o x x x x x o A or La
o o x x x x o o B or Ti
o o x x x o o o C or Do
o o x x o o o o D or Re
o o x o o o o o E or Me
o o o x x o o o F or Fa
o o x x x x x x G or So (Middle octave)
o o x x x x x o A or La
o o x x x x o o B or Ti
o o x x x o o o C or Do
o o x x o o o o D or Re
o o x o o o o o E or Me
o o o x o o x x F or Fa
o o o x x x x x G or So (High octave)
o o x x x x x o A or La

I'm not sure if this finger chart is correct for C key dizi. If this chart is correct can someone please translate it to the Western annotation.

[dawei]

Your chart for a C key qudi is basically correct. I tend to use a different fingering for the 2nd octave F, oxxxxo rather than oxooxx.

You can also play in the keys of G, F, and others with some additional fingerings.

Here are a couple of dizi fingering charts:

from blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5f3df34701015slp.html





www.diziwang.info/zhifa/dizizhifa-zhifadaquan-1.html

Also has several charts showing how to play in other keys on a single dizi.

[dawei]

Another chart


Comparing fingering charts is a useful tool!

The idea is that you can consider the lowest note of your dizi as "1", "5", or other tones and thus play in a variety of keys.