• 810th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 170 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)seat • base • stand • CL:個|个[ge4] • classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zuò' (zuo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

天秤座 
天蝎座 (天蠍座)
射手座 
巨蟹座 
摩羯座 
星座 
水瓶座 
狮子座 (獅子座)
白羊座 
金牛座 

Uncommon

入座 
座位 
座椅 
插座 
处女座 (處女座)
讲座 (講座)
双子座 (雙子座)
魔羯座 

RareShow 152

#Back to top
  • 474th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)to speak • to talk • to converse • to chat • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

交谈 (交談)
笑谈 (笑談)
访谈 (訪談)
谈恋爱 (談戀愛)
谈话 (談話)
谈谈 (談談)
谈论 (談論)

Uncommon

侃侃而谈 (侃侃而談)
健谈 (健談)
大谈 (大談)
座谈 (座談)
座谈会 (座談會)
畅谈 (暢談)
会谈 (會談)
洽谈 (洽談)
空谈 (空談)
言谈 (言談)
谈判 (談判)
谈到 (談到)
谈吐 (談吐)
谈天 (談天)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
谈心 (談心)
谈情说爱 (談情說愛)
长谈 (長談)
闲谈 (閑談)
杂谈 (雜談)
面谈 (面談)

RareShow 51

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.