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Chinese symbol for “pedestal”

台座
tái zuò
pedestal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pedestal is 台座 (tái zuò), defined as: pedestal.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

台 tái
platform; unit; term of address
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
座 zuò
seat; stand, base
radical 53 ⼴ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pedestal”

WordPinyinMeaning
座子zuò zipedestal; plinth
基座jī zuòunderlay; foundation
底座dǐ zuòbase; pedestal
基脚 (基腳)jī jiǎofooting; pedestal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 台座.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
电视台 (電視台)diàn shì táitelevision station
电台 (電臺)diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station
舞台 (舞臺)wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
出台 (出臺)chū táito officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage
座位zuò wèiseat; 个 (gè)
讲座 (講座)jiǎng zuòcourse of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)
星座xīng zuòconstellation; astrological sign

See also: Japanese symbol for “pedestal”.

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.