奏折

Traditional form:

奏摺

Pinyin (reading):

zòuzhé

Definitions:

• memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)

Characters:

• 奏 - to play; to memorialize; to report
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

Traditional characters:

• 奏 - to play; to memorialize; to report
• 摺 - to bend, to fold; curved, twisted