奏

奏

"奏" means "to play (music)" or "to present (a report, memorial, etc.) to a superior."

In this sentence, '奏' is used as part of the verb '演奏' (to perform (music)) to describe the act of playing or performing musical compositions.

乐队在演奏一首优美的乐曲。

The orchestra is performing a beautiful melody.

Here, '奏' is part of the compound '奏效,' which means to achieve the intended effect or to be effective, showing a figurative use of '奏' to indicate successful execution.

这样的计划一定能奏效。

A plan like this will certainly be effective.

In this example, '奏' is used within '乐奏' to refer to a musical composition or the idea of music being performed or produced.

时钟的报时声仿佛是时间的乐奏。

The chime of the clock seems like a melody of time.