Chinese Character Wiki
奏

zòu

memorialize emperor

Original meaning: 

perform music and dance as prayer

Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray.

Components
𠦪 iconic component

𠦪  Iconic component

tāo

  

decorative plant

廾 iconic component

廾  Iconic component

gǒng

  

two hands

Evolution

奏 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
奏 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
奏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
奏 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
奏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

奏  

zòu

memorialize emperor; report; to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

Most common words with 奏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

节奏

rhythm

演奏

to perform on a musical instrument

奏

to achieve

奏效

effective

伴奏

to accompany (musically)

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

凑 湊 揍 辏 腠 楱

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*tsˤo(ʔ)-s

tsuwH

zòu

bring forward; perform (music)


Statistics

HSK level 6

Appears in 16.1621% of movies

1467th most common character in movies

1543rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Unicode

U+594F

Shuowen

“奏，奏進也。从夲，从，从屮；屮，上進之義。，古文。，亦古文。”


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