Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “zuo”
14 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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2
Second tone
zuó
3
Third tone
zuǒ
4
Fourth tone
zuò
做
zuò
坐to work, to make
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1zuò
作seat
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1zuò
座to make
7 strokeszuò
阼seat
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4zuò
怍the steps leading to the eastern door
7 strokeszuò
祚ashamed
8 strokeszuò
胙throne
9 strokeszuò
唑meat offered in sacrifice to one's ancestors
9 strokeszuò
葄in chemistry, -azole
10 strokeszuò
straw mat
13 strokesSound in context
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