奏

Information about character(s)

Radical: 大
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zòu, còu
Cantonese: zau3
JapaneseKun: KANADERU SUSUMERU
JapaneseOn: SOU
Korean: CWU
Vietnamese: tấu

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: memorialize emperor; report

CE-Dict: to play music/to achieve/to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.(of musical instruments) to play
2.to achieve

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: achieve; play music; present a memorial to an emperor

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: achieve; play music; present a memorial to an emperor

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《夲部》奏奏進也。从𠦍从廾从屮。屮，上進之義。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【大字部】奏
〔古文〕𡙹𡲯𡴨𢽥【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤則𠋫切，諏去聲。進也，薦也。【書·舜典】敷奏以言。【詩·小雅】以奏膚公。　又樂一更端曰奏，故九成謂之九奏。【周禮·春官】九奏乃終，謂之九成。【詩·小雅】樂具入奏。【禮·樂記】節奏合以成文。【註】節謂曲節，奏謂動作。【漢書】作族。【嚴安傳】調五聲，使有節族。　又𥳑類。【晉法】召王公以一尺奏，王公以下用一尺版。　又人臣言事章疏曰奏。【前漢·汲黯傳】上嘗坐武帳，黯前奏事。　又與腠通。【儀禮·公食大夫禮】載體進奏。【註】奏，謂牲體皮膚之理也。　又與輳湊通。【前漢·成帝紀】帝帥羣臣，橫大河，奏汾隂。　又叶則古切，音珇。【詩·大雅】予曰有奔奏。叶下侮。　本作𡴝。【說文】从𠦎，从𠬞从屮。屮，上進之義。今通作奏。

CF-Dict: jouer (de la musique)/exécuter

Han-De-Dict: spielen (u.E.) (V); Bsp.: 奏樂奏乐 -- Musik spielen/hervorrufen, produzieren (u.E.) (V); Bsp.: 奏效奏效 -- Wirkung haben auf etw., Effekt haben auf etw.