奏 U+594F, 奏 ← 奎[U+594E] CJK Unified Ideographs 奐 →[U+5950]
奏 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+6, 9 strokes, Cangjie input 手大竹大 (QKHK), four-corner 50430, composition ⿱𡗗天)
- 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
- Kangxi Dictionary: 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
simp. and trad. 奏 alternative forms 𠂑
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): two hands (廾) holding an object, perhaps a musical instrument used during a sacrifical ritual (the lower part of the object originally was similar to 夲).
Otherwise, the whole character depicts two hands collecting resin (桼) dripping from a cut tree (drawn like 屮). The resin is visible at the bottom of the character.
Connected to 走 (OC *ʔsoːʔ, *ʔsoːs, “to run”) by Schuessler (2007), though the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction of the Old pronunciations makes a connection less likely. Note, however, similarities to Burmese ဆော့ (hcau., “to play, fiddle with”).
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
- (to offer as tribute):
- (to present a memorial to an emperor): 進奉／进奉 (jìnfèng)
- (to achieve):
- (to play a musical instrument):
- (beat):
For pronunciation and definitions of 奏 – see 湊 (“to gather together; to assemble; to approach; to come closer; to draw near; etc.”).(This character is an ancient form of 湊). For pronunciation and definitions of 奏 – see 腠 (“tissue between the skin and the flesh”).(This character is an ancient form of 腠).
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- play music
- 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)
奏(かなで) • (Kanade)
- a female given name
奏 • (ju) (hangeul 주, revised ju, McCune-Reischauer chu)
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奏: Hán Nôm readings: tấu, táu, tâu, thần
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