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座

zuò

a measure word for buildings and mountains

A pedestal holding a stone block
Memory picture

Character

座 zuò

Strokes
10
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 坐 seat
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 那座楼高。 Nà zuò lóu gāo. That building is tall.
  • 一座桥很长。 Yí zuò qiáo hěn cháng. One bridge is very long.
  • 这座山不高。 Zhè zuò shān bù gāo. This mountain is not tall.

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