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座 (zuò): Seat — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 座

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 座 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

座has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

zuò
  • seat
    mw.HSK 4
  • seat
    n./mw.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 座

座 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
座
广guǎng · wide
坐zuò · sit
座=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 座

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6.

How to Use 座

Seats and places

In words about seating, 座 (zuò) refers to a seat or the action of sitting down.

座位 • zuò wèi • place; seat • HSK 4
HSK 4
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
míng明
tiān天
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
jiǎng

Information

Pinyinzuò
Meaningseat
Strokes10
Radical广
Traditional座
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#807
Zhuyinㄗㄨㄛˋ
UnicodeU+5EA7
CangjieYRHHI
HSK 3.0 · L4
广guǎng · wide
+坐zuò · sit
zuò座
wèi位

place; seat

就座 • jiù zuò • Take a seat • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiù就
zuò座

Take a seat

Buildings and objects

In fixed names for objects, 座 (zuò) appears in words like 插座 (socket) and 星座 (constellation).

插座 • chā zuò • socket • HSK 6
HSK 6
chā插
zuò座

socket

星座 • xīng zuò • Constellation / zodiac • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xīng星
zuò座

Constellation / zodiac

Talk and slogan

In discussion or motto words, 座 (zuò) is used in 讲座 (lecture), 座谈 (discussion), and 座右铭 (motto).

讲座 • jiǎng zuò • series of lectures • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiǎng讲
zuò座

series of lectures

座右铭 • zuò yòu míng • motto; maxim • HSK 6
HSK 6
zuò座
yòu右
míng铭

motto; maxim

座谈 • zuò tán • Have a discussion / Symposium • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zuò座
tán谈

Have a discussion / Symposium

讲
zuò座
。

He has a lecture tomorrow.

ān安
zhuāng装
shí时
qǐng请
què确
bǎo保
dǐ底
zuò座
yǔ与
dì地
miàn面
wán完
quán全
tiē贴
hé合
。

When installing, make sure the base is completely flush with the ground.

qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
liú留
yí一
gè个
zuò座
wèi位
。

Please save a seat for me.

zhè这
ge个
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
yí一
zuò座
qiáo桥
。

There is a bridge in this park.

fēi飞
jī机
shàng上
de的
zuò座
yǐ椅
kě可
yǐ以
tiáo调
jié节
jiǎo角
dù度
。

The seats on the plane can adjust their angle.

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HSK Level 4

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  • 火huǒfire
  • 寄jìto send (mail; post)
  • 假jiǎfalse
  • 交jiāoexchange to hand over; to accociate with
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zuo".

  • 佐zuǒView details
  • 昨zuóyesterday
  • 做zuòto do; to be; become (an occupation)
  • 左zuǒleft (direction or side)
  • 坐zuòto sit
  • 作zuòto do, to make, to act
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "广".

  • 庄zhuāngvillage, manor, solemn
  • 庖paokitchen; a cook
  • 庐lúhut, cottage; name of a mountain
  • 序xùpreface, introduction, order, sequence
  • 库kùwarehouse, storehouse, repository
  • 廊lángcorridor, veranda, covered walkway
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