奏折

奏摺

zòuzhé

noun

Measure Word

一份奏折 fèn

Meanings

1 memorial to the emperor
2 accordion-folded official report

Characters

to report to the throne

Examples

大臣递上了一份奏折。

Dàchén dìshàng le yī fèn zòuzhé.

The minister submitted a memorial.

皇帝每天要批阅很多奏折。

Huángdì měitiān yào pīyuè hěn duō zòuzhé.

The emperor had to review many memorials every day.

Tips

history

奏折 became the standard channel for confidential Qing memorials after Kangxi. They were folded like accordions and sealed; the emperor's red-ink comments are called 朱批.

Stroke Order

奏 zòu

折 zhé