Chinese symbol for “seat”
座
zuò
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 (shī zuò))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for seat is 座 (zuò), defined as: seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 (shī zuò)); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “seat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat; 个 (gè) |
| 席位 | xí wèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 座椅 | zuò yǐ | seat |
| 位 | wèi | position; location |
| 坐席 | zuò xí | seat (at a banquet); to attend a banquet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 座.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “seat”.
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.