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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
座 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈人人土 (IOOG), four-corner 00214, composition ⿸广坐)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 346, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9319
- Dae Jaweon: page 655, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 886, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5EA7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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脞
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*sʰal, *sʰoːlʔ
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侳
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*ʔsal, *ʔsoːls
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挫
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*ʔsoːls
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夎
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*ʔsoːls
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遳
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*sʰloːl
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銼
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*sʰoːls, *zoːl, *zoːɡ
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剉
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*sʰoːls
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莝
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*sʰoːls
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趖
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*soːl
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矬
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*zoːl
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痤
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*zoːl
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睉
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*zoːl
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坐
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*zoːlʔ, *zoːls
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座
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*zoːls
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髽
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*ʔsroːl
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zoːls) : semantic 广 (“house on cliff”) + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls).
Etymology
Exopassive of 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, “to sit; to be situated”), literally "that which is sat on" (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- chō/chǒ͘ - literary;
- chē/chǒ - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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座
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zuò
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzwaH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁoʔ-s/
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English
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seat n.
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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座
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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18066
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Phonetic component
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坐
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*zoːls/
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Definitions
座
- seat (Classifier: 個/个 m)
- 讓座/让座 ― ràngzuò ― to give up one's seat
- stand; base (Classifier: 個/个 m c)
- Short for 星座 (xīngzuò, “constellation”).
- 天蠍座/天蝎座 ― tiānxiēzuò ― Scorpio
- Classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects.
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) room number in a residential building
- 十八樓C座/十八楼C座 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― sap6 baat3 lau4-2 si1 zo6 ― Eighteenth Floor Block C
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
座 (“(classifier for bridges)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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座
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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座
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Taiwan
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座
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Chengde
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座
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Chifeng
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座
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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座
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Heihe
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座
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Qiqihar
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座
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Harbin
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座
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Jiamusi
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座
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Baicheng
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座
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Changchun
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座
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Tonghua
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座
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Shenyang
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座
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Jinzhou
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座
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Singapore
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座
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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座
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Tangshan
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座
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Cangzhou
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座
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Baoding
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座
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Shijiazhuang
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座
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Lijin
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座
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Jinan
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座
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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座
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Dandong
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座
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Yantai
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座
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Qingdao
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座
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Zhucheng
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座
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
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座
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Jining
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座
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Shangqiu
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座
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Yuanyang
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座
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Zhengzhou
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座
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Xinyang
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座
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Baihe
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座
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Xi'an
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座, 個, 架
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Baoji
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座
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Tianshui
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座
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Xining
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座
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Xuzhou
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座
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Fuyang
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座
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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座
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Lanzhou
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座
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Dunhuang
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座
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Hami
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座
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Ürümqi
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座
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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道, 座, 架
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Nanchong
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座
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Dazhou
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座
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Hanyuan
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座
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Xichang
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座
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Zigong
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座
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Chongqing
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座
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Wuhan
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道, 座
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Yichang
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座
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Xiangyang
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座
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Tianmen
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座
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Guiyang
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座
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Zunyi
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座
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Bijie
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座
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Liping
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架
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Zhaotong
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座
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Dali
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座
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Kunming
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座
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Mengzi
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座
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Guilin
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座
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Liuzhou
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座
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Jishou
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座
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Changde
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座
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Hanzhong
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座
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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座
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Yangzhou
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道, 座
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Lianyungang
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座
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Lianshui
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座
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Nantong
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座
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Anqing
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座
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Wuhu
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座
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Hefei
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道, 座
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Hong'an
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座
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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度, 戙
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Hong Kong
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條, 座
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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度
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Macau
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座
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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度, 戙
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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度
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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戙
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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度
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Foshan
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戙
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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戙
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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戙
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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戙
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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度
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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度
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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度
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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戙
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Taishan
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對
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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度
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Enping (Niujiang)
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獨
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Heshan (Yayao)
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度
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Dongguan
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度
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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度
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Yangjiang
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度
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Gan
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Nanchang
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道
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Hakka
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Meixian
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座
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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度
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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度
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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度
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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度
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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條
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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條, 板
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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條, 板
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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板
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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條, 板
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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條, 板
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Huizhou
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Shexian
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乘
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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座
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Yangyuan
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座
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Datong
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座
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Xinzhou
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座
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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座
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Changzhi
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座
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Linhe
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座
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Jining
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座
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Hohhot
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座
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Erenhot
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座
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Pingshan
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座
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Zhangjiakou
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座
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Handan
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座
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Linzhou
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座
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Suide
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座
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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座
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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條
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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座
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Taipei (Wanhua)
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板
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Kaohsiung
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座
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Yilan
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條
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Changhua (Lukang)
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板
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Taichung
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板
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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板
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Tainan
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條
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Taitung
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條
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Hsinchu
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條
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Penghu (Magong)
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逝
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Manila (Hokkien)
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條, 座
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Chaozhou
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條
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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條
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Wu
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Suzhou
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頂
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Wenzhou
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爿, 條
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Xiang
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Changsha
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座, 隻
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Shuangfeng
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條, 座
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Dialectal synonyms of
座 (“(classifier for mountains)”)
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
座
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Middle Chinese 座 (d͡zuɑH)
Pronunciation
Suffix
座 • (-za)
- names of constellations
- names of theaters
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Affix
座 • (kura)
- high place
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
座 • (jwa) (hangeul 좌)
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Vietnamese
Han character
座: Hán Nôm readings: tọa/toạ, tòa/toà, phụng
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