懂中文 Dong Chinese

座

zuò

seat

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

坐 sound,meaning component

坐  Sound Meaning component

zuò

  

sit

Evolution

座 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
座 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
座 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

座  

zuò

seat; stand, base; base; stand; CL:個|个[gè]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

Most common words with 座
Freq.
Word
Meaning

座

seat

座位

seat

星座

constellation

狮子座

Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

在座

to be present