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Character

座

zuò HSK 4
座 zuò HSK 4
  • 1. seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
  • 2. base or stand of an object; something placed under an object as a support
  • 3. constellation; a region of the sky defined in astronomy
  • 4. measure word for large or fixed objects
  • 5. seat; a place for someone to sit
  • 6. a surname
Words using 座 as zuò (7)
  • 1 座位 zuò wèi — seat HSK 4
    • 座 seat, seating structure
    • 位 position, place, location
    Example

    这个座位有人吗？

    zhè ge zuò wèi yǒu rén ma

    Is this seat taken?

  • 2 讲座 jiǎng zuò — lecture HSK 5
    • 讲 to speak, to lecture
    • 座 session, occasion (nominalizing suffix)
    Example

    明天有一个关于中国历史的讲座。

    míng tiān yǒu yí gè guān yú zhōng guó lì shǐ de jiǎng zuò

    Tomorrow there is a lecture about Chinese history.

  • 3 插座 chā zuò — socket HSK 6
    • 插 to plug, insert
    • 座 base, socket receptacle
    Example

    这个房间有三个插座。

    zhè ge fáng jiān yǒu sān ge chā zuò

    This room has three sockets.

  • 4 就座 jiù zuò — to take one's seat HSK 7
    • 就 to approach, to move toward
    • 座 seat
    Example

    请大家就座，会议马上开始。

    qǐng dà jiā jiù zuò huì yì mǎ shàng kāi shǐ

    Please everyone take your seats, the meeting will begin shortly.

  • 5 座右铭 zuò yòu míng — motto HSK 7
    • 座 seat, position (indicates the place where the motto is kept)
    • 右 right (right side of one's seat, indicating proximity)
    • 铭 inscription, engraved words (the written motto itself)
    Example

    他的座右铭是'永不放弃'。

    tā de zuò yòu míng shì yǒng bù fàng qì

    His motto is 'Never give up.'

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Structure & writing
座 zuò — seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

座 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2 坐 zuò — to sit (resting buttocks on a chair or other surface)
坐 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
HSK 6
挫 cuò to be frustrated; to fail

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