座
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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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- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 广 +7
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 座
- Common rank
- #370
- Unicode
- U+5EA7
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Words with 座
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座头市 | Zatoichi | |
| 人马座 | Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | |
| 机头座 | headstock; turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc | |
| 小马座 | Equuleus (constellation) | |
| 半人马座 | Centaurus (constellation) | |
| 南三角座 | Triangulum Australe (constellation) | |
| 天龙座 | Draco (constellation) | |
| 后发座 | Coma Berenices (constellation) | |
| 座生水母 | sessile medusa; sea anemone | |
| 座子 | pedestal; plinth; saddle | |
| 头座 | headstock; turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc | |
| 座儿 | rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect); patron (of teahouse, cinema); passenger (in taxi, ricksha… | |
| 三角座 | Triangulum (constellation) | |
| 座机 | fixed-line phone; landline; private plane | |
| 南鱼座 | Piscis Austrinus (constellation) | |
| 上座 | seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title | |
| 座车 | (railway) carriage | |
| 双子座 | Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | |
| 金牛座 | Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | |
| 南十字座 | (astronomy) the Southern Cross |