奏 — Chinese character
奏
zòu
to play; to memorialize; to report
- Pinyin
- zòu
- Radical
- 37 ⼤ (Big)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 天
- Formation
- ideographic — A report about (above) the emperor 天
- Japanese
- 奏 as a kanji
Common words with 奏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节奏 (節奏) | jié zòu | rhythm; tempo |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu | to accompany (musically) |
| 奏效 | zòu xiào | to show results; to be effective |
| 弹奏 (彈奏) | tán zòu | to play (musical instrument, esp. string) |
| 独奏 (獨奏) | dú zòu | solo |
| 协奏曲 (協奏曲) | xié zòu qǔ | concerto |
| 奏鸣曲 (奏鳴曲) | zòu míng qǔ | sonata |
| 前奏 | qián zòu | prelude; presage |
| 吹奏 | chuī zòu | to play (wind instruments) |
| 合奏 | hé zòu | to perform music (as an ensemble) |
| 四重奏 | sì chóng zòu | quartet (musical ensemble) |
English words written with 奏
奏 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 8 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi On Swords
- Zhuangzi The Old Fisherman
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 19
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 37
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.