座 (zo6 | zuo4) : seat; stand; base; pedestal

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座

zo6

zuo4

[1] [n] seat; stand; base; pedestal
[2] measure word for large buildings, bridges and other immense objects

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 广 (#53)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

座

This word has been viewed 10986 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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星座 sing1 zo6 xing1 zuo4 = constellation; zodiac sign

座位 zo6 wai6*2 zuo4 wei4 = seat

天秤座 tin1 ping4 zo6 tian1 cheng4 zuo4 = Libra

座右銘 zo6 jau6 ming4 zuo4 you4 ming2 = motto

座兒 zo6 ji4 zuo4 er5 = seat; base 國

座談 zo6 taam4 zuo4 tan2 = to hold an informal discussion

在座 zoi6 zo6 zai4 zuo4 = be present

講座 gong2 zo6 jiang3 zuo4 = course of lectures; chairmanship; seminar

插座 caap3 zo6 cha1 zuo4 = socket

茶座 caa4 zo6 cha2 zuo4 = teahouse; tea-stall
See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 78 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

處女座同雙子座襯唔襯㗎？
Virgo and Gemini are a match right?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 座
Unicode code for this character: U+5EA7 (off-site link)

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