奏
to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,707 U+594F
How 奏 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A report about (above) the emperor 天
How to remember it
play an instrument · Heisig RSH #2596
bonsai + 天 heavens
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 奏 as their sound component
These characters all use 奏 (zòu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奏 sound component | zòu | to play; to memorialize; to report |
| 凑 | còu | to piece together, to assemble |
| 揍 | zòu | to hit, to beat; to smash, to break |
| 腠 | còu | subcutaneous tissue |
| 辏 | còu | wheel hub; to converge |
Words containing 奏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节奏布鲁斯 | jié zòu bù lǔ sī | Rhythm and Blues R&B |
| 三重奏 | sān chóng zòu | trio (musical ensemble) |
| 二重奏 | èr chóng zòu | duet (in music) |
| 节奏口技 | jié zòu kǒu jì | beatboxing |
| 四重奏 | sì chóng zòu | quartet (musical ensemble) |
| 八重奏 | bā chóng zòu | octet (musical ensemble) |
| 前奏曲 | qián zòu qǔ | prelude (music) |
| 变奏曲 | biàn zòu qǔ | variation (music) |
| 无伴奏合唱 | wú bàn zòu hé chàng | a cappella (music) |
| 曲终奏雅 | qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ | perfect finish (idiom) |
| 演奏者 | yǎn zòu zhě | performer; musician |
| 上奏 | shàng zòu | (historical) to submit a memorial to the throne; to make a formal submission to the empero… |
| 合奏 | hé zòu | to perform music (as an ensemble) |
| 奏鸣曲式 | zòu míng qǔ shì | sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music) |
| 重奏 | chóng zòu | musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏) |
| 前奏 | qián zòu | prelude; presage |
| 奏乐 | zòu yuè | to perform music; to play a tune |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat |
| 变奏 | biàn zòu | variation |
| 间奏 | jiān zòu | interlude (music) |