DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

座

Mandarin · pinyin zuò

seat
base; stand
(bound form) constellation
(archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 shī zuò)
classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

座: zuò · seat; stand, base

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4 · zuo4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

1character link25same-tone records1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

座 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zo2 · zo6

Cantonese word readings for 座. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

seat (Classifier: 個／个 m)
stand; base (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 星座 (xīngzuò, “constellation”)
Classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects.
(Hong Kong Cantonese) room number in a residential building

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack