座(zuò)

HSK 210 strokes

seat

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Character information

Pinyin
zuò
Meaning
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 座 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸广坐

A wide 广 seat 坐; 坐 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

广guǎng坐zuò

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 座 step by step

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Words with 座

Common words using 座 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiù就zuò座
HSK 7-9

to take a seat

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shàng上zuò座

seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or…

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jiǎ假zuò座

to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell par…

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rù入zuò座

to take one's seat

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shàng上zuò座lǜ率

seat occupancy rate; percentage of available seats that are filled (in a theater, cinem…

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shàng上zuò座bù部

Theravada school of Buddhism

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rén人mǎ马zuò座

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

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shí十èr二xīng星zuò座

the twelve signs of the zodiac

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