Read Edit View history Discussion 奏 zòu HSK6 memorialize emperor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray. Pinyin Separate values with commas zòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奏 Simp strokes 奏 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奏 Simp strokes 奏 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 奏 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 301, 680 ], [ 324, 674 ], [ 376, 674 ], [ 473, 690 ], [ 657, 733 ], [ 698, 732 ] ], [ [ 304, 561 ], [ 360, 556 ], [ 607, 603 ], [ 655, 598 ] ], [ [ 205, 432 ], [ 250, 426 ], [ 507, 476 ], [ 703, 503 ], [ 780, 489 ] ], [ [ 464, 832 ], [ 490, 810 ], [ 503, 786 ], [ 466, 597 ], [ 413, 451 ], [ 361, 367 ], [ 276, 275 ], [ 208, 225 ], [ 107, 174 ] ], [ [ 557, 461 ], [ 586, 444 ], [ 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454 482 Q 469 519 481 559 L 490 599 Q 490 600 491 600 Q 501 640 511 678 L 521 722 Q 530 753 546 782 Q 558 801 540 812 Q 492 852 463 844 Q 447 840 454 824 Q 470 785 461 707 L 455 668 Q 449 631 438 588 L 426 549 Q 402 486 396 472 L 376 434 Q 280 280 139 204 Q 121 192 104 181 Q 91 172 103 168 Q 119 167 156 180 Q 235 211 295 263 Q 361 314 412 400 Q 424 422 437 446 L 454 482 Z", "M 552 462 Q 588 408 756 242 Q 778 218 818 217 Q 890 213 964 227 Q 983 228 985 234 Q 988 241 972 247 Q 923 266 864 285 Q 738 330 599 452 Q 590 459 584 464 C 561 483 535 486 552 462 Z", "M 470 287 Q 525 302 584 315 Q 612 322 616 326 Q 623 333 619 341 Q 612 351 585 358 Q 558 362 531 350 Q 500 338 465 329 Q 428 319 383 314 Q 350 307 374 293 Q 396 283 429 281 L 470 287 Z", "M 482 172 Q 558 185 677 187 Q 726 187 731 196 Q 735 206 722 216 Q 671 252 631 235 Q 576 223 491 206 L 439 197 Q 360 185 270 171 Q 252 168 266 155 Q 293 131 323 140 Q 374 156 432 165 L 482 172 Z", "M 432 165 Q 404 83 325 34 Q 294 18 241 -5 Q 219 -14 244 -16 Q 259 -17 290 -9 Q 330 -2 363 15 Q 394 28 420 56 Q 462 98 482 172 L 491 206 Q 494 239 504 254 Q 510 260 505 269 Q 501 275 476 285 Q 473 286 470 287 C 442 298 423 305 429 281 Q 441 233 441 209 Q 440 205 439 197 L 432 165 Z", "M 542 111 Q 600 62 671 -8 Q 687 -27 702 -30 Q 709 -31 717 -21 Q 727 -8 714 33 Q 701 82 541 141 Q 532 145 531 133 Q 531 120 542 111 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.