奏

See also: 秦, 奉, and 泰

奏	U+594F, 奏 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-594F

← 奎
[U+594E]

CJK Unified Ideographs

奐 →
[U+5950]

Translingual

Han character

奏 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手大竹大 (QKHK), four-corner 5043₀, composition ⿱𡗗天)

Derived characters

凑, 𠸫, 揍, 湊, 𣉅, 楱, 𤋷, 𬍴, 腠, 𭿅, 𥠬, 𦥇, 𦦅, 𧎝, 𧩻, 𧱪, 𨂡, 輳(辏), 𡔿, 𨨯(𬭟), 𩹀, 𪃆, 𪉮(𬸷), 𦴺, 𥯪

References

KangXi: page 251, character 15

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5915

Dae Jaweon: page 512, character 14

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 537, character 1

Unihan data for U+594F

Chinese

simp. and trad.		奏
alternative forms		𠂑

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 奏
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (奏) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
奏	*ʔsoːs
凑	*sʰoːs
腠	*sʰoːs
輳	*sʰoːs
楱	sʰoːs, zoːs
湊	*sʰoːs

Ideogrammic compound (會意) : two hands (廾) holding an object, with various proposed interpretations.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zòu (zou⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau³
Min Bei (KCR): ce̿
Min Nan (POJ): chàu / cháu / chò / chò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zòu
  - Wade–Giles: tsou⁴
  - Yale: dzòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzow
  - Palladius: цзоу (czou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau³
  - Yale: jau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ce̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡se³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chàu
  - Tâi-lô: tsàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sau²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zao
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò
  - Tâi-lô: tsò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡so⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zox
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ²¹/

Note:

chàu - vernacular;
chò/chò͘ - literary.

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 奏
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡sou⁵¹/
	Harbin	/t͡sou⁵³/
	Tianjin	/t͡sou⁵³/
	Jinan	/t͡sou²¹/
	Qingdao	/t͡sou⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡sou³¹²/
	Xi'an	/t͡sou⁴⁴/
	Xining	/t͡sɯ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡səu¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡sou¹³/
	Ürümqi	/tɤu²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡səu³⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡səu¹³/
	Guiyang	/t͡səu²¹³/
	Kunming	/t͡səu²¹²/
	Nanjing	/t͡səɯ⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sɯ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡səu⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/t͡səu³⁵/
	Hohhot	/t͡səu⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡sɤ³⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡sɤ⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sei⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡sau⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡so³²⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡siu⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡səu⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡səɯ⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sɛu⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡seu⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/t͡seu⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sɐu³³/
	Nanning	/t͡sɐu³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sɐu³³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/t͡sɔ²¹/ /t͡sau²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/t͡sɑu²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/t͡se³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/zau²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/t͡sɔu³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /t͡səu^H/

Rime
Character	奏
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	則候切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡səu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡səu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡səu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡səw^H/
Li Rong	/t͡su^H/
Wang Li	/t͡səu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zau³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tsˤo(ʔ)-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsoːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	奏
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zòu
Middle Chinese	‹ tsuw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*tsˁo(ʔ)-s/
English	bring forward; perform (music)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	奏
Reading #	1/1
No.	17908
Phonetic component	奏
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	奏
Old Chinese	/*ʔsoːs/

Definitions

奏

(literary, or in compounds) to offer as tribute; to present with respect; to offer up; to dedicate to
(historical) to present a memorial to an emperor
(literary, or in compounds) to achieve; to gain; to obtain
(literary, or in compounds) to play a musical instrument; to give an instrumental performance
(historical) report; memorial
(literary, or in compounds) beat; meter; rhythm
a surname: Zou

Synonyms

(to offer as tribute):

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奉獻／奉献 (fèngxiàn)

貢獻／贡献 (gòngxiàn)

(to present a memorial to an emperor): 進奉／进奉 (jìnfèng)
(to achieve):

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Synonyms of 奏

到手 (dàoshǒu)
博得 (bódé)
取 (qǔ)
取得 (qǔdé)
弋取 (yìqǔ) (literary)

得到 (dédào)
得著 (dézháo)
拔取 (báqǔ)
集取 (jíqǔ) (literary)
採取／采取 (cǎiqǔ)

獲取／获取 (huòqǔ)
獲得／获得 (huòdé)
獲致／获致 (huòzhì) (formal)
贏得／赢得 (yíngdé)

(to play a musical instrument):

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Synonyms of 奏

上演 (shàngyǎn)
串 (chuàn) (literary, or in compounds)
出演 (chūyǎn)
演 (yǎn)
演出 (yǎnchū)

演唱 (yǎnchàng) (to perform a song)
演奏 (yǎnzòu)
耍 (shuǎ)
表演 (biǎoyǎn)
上臺／上台 (shàngtái)

做戲／做戏 (zuòxì)
扮戲／扮戏 (bànxì)
搬戲／搬戏 (Min Nan)
演戲／演戏 (yǎnxì)
登臺／登台 (dēngtái)

(beat):

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嘹拍 (Min Nan)
板嘹 (Min Nan)

節拍／节拍 (jiépāi)

點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

Compounds

二重奏 (èrchóngzòu)
伴奏 (bànzòu)
保奏 (bǎozòu)
前奏 (qiánzòu)
前奏曲
助奏
劾奏
即席演奏
合奏 (hézòu)
吹奏 (chuīzòu)
四重奏 (sìchóngzòu)
奏削
奏功 (zòugōng)
奏捷
奏效 (zòuxiào)
奏本
奏琴
奏疏 (zòushū)
奏章 (zòuzhāng)
奏草
密奏 (mìzòu)
封奏
敷奏
滑奏 (huázòu)

演奏 (yǎnzòu)
演奏者 (yǎnzòuzhě)
申奏 (shēnzòu)
章奏
表奏 (biǎozòu)
重奏 (chóngzòu)
金奏
金石奏
面奏
准奏
先斬後奏／先斩后奏 (xiānzhǎnhòuzòu)
協奏／协奏 (xiézòu)
協奏曲／协奏曲 (xiézòuqǔ)
吹奏樂器／吹奏乐器 (chuīzòu yuèqì)
啟奏／启奏
單音奏法／单音奏法
大協奏曲／大协奏曲
奏凱／奏凯
奏對／奏对
奏摺／奏折 (zòuzhé)
奏樂／奏乐 (zòuyuè)
奏記／奏记
奏請／奏请 (zòuqǐng)

奏議／奏议
奏鳴曲／奏鸣曲 (zòumíngqǔ)
奏鳴曲式／奏鸣曲式 (zòumíngqǔshì)
底下奏樂／底下奏乐
彈奏／弹奏 (tánzòu)
摺奏／折奏
曲終奏雅／曲终奏雅
條奏／条奏
滾奏法／滚奏法
牋奏／笺奏
獨奏／独奏 (dúzòu)
獨奏曲／独奏曲 (dúzòuqǔ)
節奏／节奏 (jiézòu)
聯奏／联奏 (liánzòu)
計日奏功／计日奏功
變奏／变奏 (biànzòu)
變奏曲／变奏曲 (biànzòuqǔ)
進奏／进奏
鍾儀楚奏／钟仪楚奏
間奏／间奏 (jiānzòu)
間奏曲／间奏曲 (jiānzòuqǔ)
題奏／题奏
齊奏／齐奏 (qízòu)

Pronunciation 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 奏 – see 湊 (“to piece together; to assemble; to move close; etc.”). (This character, 奏, is an ancient form of 湊.)

For pronunciation and definitions of 奏 – see 腠 (“the tissue between the skin and the flesh; the tissue between the skin and the flesh”). (This character, 奏, is an ancient form of 腠.)

Japanese

Kanji

奏

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

play music

Readings

Go-on: す (su)
Kan-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)^{←そう (sou, historical)}
Kun: かなでる (kanaderu, 奏でる, Jōyō); すすめる (susumeru, 奏める)

Compounds

奏(そう)楽(がく) (sōgaku): musical performance
奏(そう)功(こう) (sōkō): success
奏(そう)効(こう) (sōkō): efficacy
奏(そう)上(じょう) (sōjō): report to the emperor
奏(そう)鳴(めい)曲(きょく) (sōmeikyoku): sonata
奏(そう)聞(もん) (sōmon): reporting to the emperor
演(えん)奏(そう) (ensō): musical performance
伴(ばん)奏(そう) (bansō): musical accompaniment
軍(ぐん)奏(そう) (gunsō)

Korean

Hanja

奏 • (ju) (hangeul 주, revised ju, McCune–Reischauer chu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

奏: Hán Nôm readings: tấu, táu, tâu, thần

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