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奏
zòu
1.
to play music
2.
to achieve
3.
to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
Very Common • Top 3%
✏️ 9 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
伴奏
bànzòu
to accompany (musically)
前奏
qiánzòu
prelude
协奏
xiézòu
to perform (a concerto)
合奏
hézòu
to perform music (as ensemble)
吹奏
chuīzòu
to play (wind instruments)
启奏
qǐzòu
to submit a report to the king
奏帖
zòutiě
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
奏折
zòuzhé
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
奏效
zòuxiào
to show results
奏乐
zòuyuè
to perform music
弹奏
tánzòu
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
折奏
zhézòu
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
拨奏
bōzòu
pizzicato
滚奏
gǔnzòu
drum roll
演奏
yǎnzòu
to play a musical instrument
独奏
dúzòu
solo
申奏
shēnzòu
to present (a document)
节奏
jiézòu
rhythm
变奏
biànzòu
variation
重奏
chóngzòu
musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet [[二重奏]] or trio [[三重奏]])
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,542
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,797 of 84,292