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zuò
HSK 2freq #751

Meanings

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zuò
  1. 1.seat
  2. 2.base; stand
  3. 3.(bound form) constellation
  4. 4.(archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座[shī zuò])
  5. 5.classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.seat (Classifier: 個/个 m)
  2. 2.stand; base (Classifier: 個/个 m c)
  3. 3.Classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects.
  4. 4.room number in a residential building

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *zoːls): semantic 广 (“house on cliff”) + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls). Exopassive of 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, “to sit; to be situated”), literally "that which is sat on" (Schuessler, 2007).

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Components

广

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