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奏

zòu
#1,541 most
frequent character
play, play music
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

奏 pictures two hands holding a plant-and-wood instrument, played as a prayer. That gave the first meaning: singing and dancing to music as prayer. Later the meaning narrowed to performing music.

Drawn as: two hands holding instrument

奏 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

他在舞台上演奏钢琴。
tāzài wǔtái shàng yǎnzòu gāngqín 。
He plays the piano on stage.
这首曲子很难演奏。
zhè shǒu qǔzi hěn nán yǎnzòu 。
This piece of music is difficult to play.
她喜欢在家里演奏小提琴。
tā xǐhuān zài jiālǐ yǎnzòu xiǎotíqín 。
She enjoys playing the violin at home.

Words with similar meanings

演奏yǎnzòu
perform
用来强调正式的表演或演出,与奏相比更专业。
播放bōfàng
play (recorded music)
通常指播放录音或录制的音乐,而不是现场演奏。

Homophones

HSK 6
揍zòu
to beat up, to break to pieces

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