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奏

zòu

HSK 6 Character

What 奏 means

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

Example sentences

• 它不会奏效。
  It won't work.
• 你演奏乐器吗？
  Do you play a musical instrument?
• 他在演奏音乐。
  He is playing music.
• 那对他依然奏效。
  Nà duì tā yīrán zòuxiào.
  This still applies to him.
• 我弹钢琴为她伴奏。
  Wǒ tán gāngqín wèi tā bànzòu.
  I accompanied her on the piano.
• 你能演奏管风琴吗？
  Nǐ néng yǎnzòu guǎnfēngqín ma?
  Can you play the organ?

Words starting with 奏

• 奏效zòu xiàoto show results; to be effective
• 奏鸣曲zòu míng qǔsonata
• 奏折zòu zhémemorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
• 奏乐zòu yuèto perform music; to play a tune
• 奏帖zòu tiěmemorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
• 奏鸣曲式zòu míng qǔ shìsonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

Words containing 奏

• 节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo; musical pulse
• 演奏yǎn zòuto perform on a musical instrument
• 伴奏bàn zòuto accompany (musically)
• 弹奏tán zòuto play (musical instrument, esp. string)
• 协奏曲xié zòu qǔconcerto
• 独奏dú zòusolo
• 前奏qián zòuprelude; presage
• 吹奏chuī zòuto play (wind instruments)
• 合奏hé zòuto perform music (as an ensemble)
• 四重奏sì chóng zòuquartet (musical ensemble)
• 演奏者yǎn zòu zhěperformer; musician
• 上奏shàng zòu(historical) to submit a memorial to the throne; to make a formal submission to the…
• 协奏xié zòuto perform (a concerto)
• 启奏qǐ zòuto submit a report to the king; to talk to the king
• 折奏zhé zòumemorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
• 拨奏bō zòupizzicato
• 滚奏gǔn zòudrum roll
• 申奏shēn zòuto present (a document); to submit (a petition)
• 变奏biàn zòuvariation
• 重奏chóng zòumusical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)
• 间奏jiān zòuinterlude (music)
• 陈奏chén zòuto present a memorial (to the Emperor)
• 前奏曲qián zòu qǔprelude (music)
• 变奏曲biàn zòu qǔvariation (music)

Characters that look like 奏

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 泰tàisafe; peaceful; most
• 券quànbond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract…
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 秦Qínsurname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇; short name for 陕西
• 皋gāobank; marsh
• 参cānto take part in; to participate; to join

Sounds the same

Read zòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 揍to hit; to beat (sb); (colloquial) to smash (sth)