折奏

Traditional form:

摺奏

Pinyin (reading):

zhézòu

Definitions:

• memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)

Characters:

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

Traditional characters:

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