座
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
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Dict coverage rank #370 U+5EA7
How 座 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A wide 广 seat 坐; 坐 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
seat · Heisig RSH #849
cave + 坐 sit
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 座
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座头市 | Zuò tóu Shì | Zatoichi |
| 人马座 | Rén mǎ zuò | Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 机头座 | jī tóu zuò | headstock; turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc |
| 小马座 | Xiǎo mǎ zuò | Equuleus (constellation) |
| 半人马座 | Bàn rén mǎ zuò | Centaurus (constellation) |
| 南三角座 | Nán sān jiǎo zuò | Triangulum Australe (constellation) |
| 天龙座 | Tiān lóng zuò | Draco (constellation) |
| 后发座 | Hòu fà zuò | Coma Berenices (constellation) |
| 座生水母 | zuò shēng shuǐ mǔ | sessile medusa; sea anemone |
| 座子 | zuò zi | pedestal; plinth; saddle |
| 头座 | tóu zuò | headstock; turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc |
| 座儿 | zuò r | rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect); patron (of teahouse, cinema); passenger (in taxi, ricksha… |
| 三角座 | Sān jiǎo zuò | Triangulum (constellation) |
| 座机 | zuò jī | fixed-line phone; landline; private plane |
| 南鱼座 | Nán yú zuò | Piscis Austrinus (constellation) |
| 上座 | shàng zuò | seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title |
| 座车 | zuò chē | (railway) carriage |
| 双子座 | Shuāng zǐ zuò | Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 金牛座 | Jīn niú zuò | Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 南十字座 | Nán shí zì zuò | (astronomy) the Southern Cross |