奏

zòu = z + ou4

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

奏 = 𡗗 + 天 : Zorro (z) receives a guest in the Louver's bathroom (ou4), an angel (天). The angle sits down and folds his hands (𡗗) while Zorro is playing music (奏) on his whip.

奏 character breakdown

奏
- 天
  - 一
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 𡗗
  - 三
    - 一
    - 二
      - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

天

tia̅n = ti + an1

day / sky / heaven

天 = 一 + 大 : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.

𡗗

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𡗗 = 三 + 人 : In the engine's living room ((e)ng3), Neanderthal Man (人) and Pinocchio (p) worship their idol, a Cartesian coordinate system (三). They kneel in front of it with their hands folded (𡗗).

Characters with 奏 as component

凑

湊

còu = c + ou4

to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity

凑 = 冫 + 奏 : The King of Chu (c) finds an abandoned popsicle (冫) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He exploits this opportunity (凑) to play music (奏) by melting holes into the popsicle using a warm stream of water and thus creating a flute to play.

揍

zòu = z + ou4

to beat up / to break to pieces

揍 = 奏 + 扌 : Zorro (z) has been playing the drums (奏) with his two toy claws (扌) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) so long that one day he breaks them to pieces (揍). He literally beat them to death (揍).

揍

zòu = z + ou4

to hit; to beat (sb) / (coll.) to smash (sth)

腠

còu = c + ou4

the tissue between the skin and the flesh

辏

輳

còu = c + ou4

to converge / hub of wheel