Chinese symbol for “cathedral”
座堂
zuò táng
cathedral
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cathedral is 座堂 (zuò táng), defined as: cathedral.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “cathedral”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 座堂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat; 个 (gè) |
| 讲座 (講座) | jiǎng zuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation; astrological sign |
| 座谈会 (座談會) | zuò tán huì | conference; symposium |
| 座谈 (座談) | zuò tán | to have an informal discussion; measure word: 次 (cì) |
| 座椅 | zuò yǐ | seat |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church; chapel; measure word: 座 (zuò), 所 (suǒ), 间 (jiān) |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise; heaven |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cathedral”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.