zòu
memorialize emperor
A report about (above) the emperor 天
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
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 |
---|---|---|
rhythm | ||
to perform on a musical instrument | ||
to achieve | ||
effective | ||
to accompany (musically) |
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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