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奏

zòu
HSK 6freq #9296

Meanings

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zòu
  1. 1.to play music
  2. 2.to achieve
  3. 3.to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to offer as tribute; to present with respect; to offer up; to dedicate to
  2. 2.to present a memorial to an emperor
  3. 3.to achieve; to gain; to obtain
  4. 4.to play a musical instrument; to give an instrumental performance
  5. 5.report; memorial
  6. 6.beat; meter; rhythm
  7. 7.a surname, Zou

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): two hands (廾) holding an object, perhaps a musical instrument used during a sacrifical ritual (the lower part of the object originally was similar to 夲). Otherwise, the whole character depicts two hands collecting resin (桼) dripping from a cut tree (drawn like 屮). The resin is visible at the bottom of the character. Connected to 走 (OC *ʔsoːʔ, *ʔsoːs, “to run”) by Schuessler (2007), though the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction of the Old pronunciations makes a connection less likely. Note, however, similarities to Burmese ဆော့ (hcau., “to play, fiddle with”).

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Stroke order

Components

奏𡗗天

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

奉獻奉献貢獻贡献到手博得取取得弋取得到得著得着拔取採取采取獲获獲取获取獲得获得獲致获致贏得赢得集取上演上臺上台串

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Derived terms

二重奏伴奏保奏先斬後奏先斩后奏准奏前奏前奏曲助奏劾奏協奏协奏協奏曲协奏曲即席演奏合奏吹奏吹奏樂器吹奏乐器單音奏法单音奏法四重奏大協奏曲大协奏曲奏凱奏凯奏削奏功奏對奏对

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Related words

节奏 rhythm演奏 to perform on a musical instrument奏效 to show results; to be effective伴奏 to accompany (musically)奏乐 to perform music滚奏 drum roll重奏 musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)上奏 (historical) to submit a memorial to the throne; to make a formal submission to the emperor独奏 solo合奏 to perform music (as an ensemble)弹奏 to play (musical instrument, esp. string)变奏 variation