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zòu = z + ou4
to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
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How to pronounce 奏

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

奏 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
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Characters with 奏 as component

còu = c + ou4
to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
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zòu = z + ou4
to beat up / to break to pieces
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zòu = z + ou4
to hit; to beat (sb) / (coll.) to smash (sth)
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Words with 奏

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to perform on a musical instrument
rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
to show results / effective

Sentences with 奏

zòu
wàn
suì
 
 
jīn
yǒu
yāo
hóu
sūn
kōng

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zòu

to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

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