Chinese symbol for “socket”
插座
chā zuò
socket; outlet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for socket is 插座 (chā zuò), defined as: socket; outlet.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “socket”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 插口 | chā kǒu | socket (for an electric plug); to interrupt (sb speaking) |
| 插孔 | chā kǒng | jack; socket |
| 扑落 (撲落) | pū luò | to fall; to drop |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 插座.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 插入 | chā rù | to insert; to stick in; to plug in |
| 插图 (插圖) | chā tú | illustration |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | to get involved in; to meddle |
| 插件 | chā jiàn | plug-in (software or hardware); to plug in a component |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music |
| 插画 (插畫) | chā huà | illustration |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat; 个 (gè) |
| 讲座 (講座) | jiǎng zuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “socket”.
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.