Usage of the character 座

seat
base
stand
(archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座／师座 (shīzuò)
CL:個／个 (gè)
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

guǎnzuò

管座

[管座]

to mount an electronic valve
to plug in a bulb

bàzuò

霸座

[霸座]

to willfully occupy sb else's seat

shīzuò

师座

[師座]

(archaic form of address) his excellency the army commander

mǎnzuò

满座

[滿座]

fully booked
every seat taken

qiúzuò

球座

[球座]

tee (golf)

zuòtán

座谈

[座談]

to have an informal discussion
CL:次 (cì),個／个 (gè)

zuòluò

座落

[座落]

to be situated
located at (of building)
also written 坐落 (zuòluò)

zuòyǐ

座椅

[座椅]

seat

xīngzuò

星座

[星座]

constellation
astrological sign
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

zuòdiàn

座垫

[座墊]

saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike)
chair cushion

sǎnzuò

散座

[散座]

single seat (in theater)
irregular passenger (in rickshaw)

cházuò

茶座

[茶座]

teahouse
tea-stall with seats
tea-garden or teahouse seat

màizuò

卖座

[賣座]

(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers
popular with the paying public; high-grossing
number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)

zhīzuò

支座

[支座]

abutment

Yínzuò

银座

[銀座]

Ginza (district in Tokyo)

lóuzuò

楼座

[樓座]

gallery seat (in theater)

wángzuò

王座

[王座]

throne

zuòwèi

座位

[座位]

seat
CL:個／个 (gè)

línzuò

邻座

[鄰座]

person in next seat
adjacent seat
neighbor

zuòcì

座次

[座次]

seating arrangement
position in a seating arrangement

zuòzhōng

座钟

[座鐘]

desk clock

luòzuò

落座

[落座]

to sit down
to take a seat

ràngzuò

让座

[讓座]

to give up one's seat for sb

zuòjī

座机

[座機]

fixed-line phone; landline
private plane

yìngzuò

硬座

[硬座]

hard seat (on trains or boats)

zuòcāng

座舱

[座艙]

cockpit
cabin

zuòr

座儿

[座兒]

rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect)
patron (of teahouse, cinema)
passenger (in taxi, rickshaw etc)

hòuzuò

后座

[後座]

back seat
pillion

kǎzuò

卡座

[卡座]

booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")

dǐzuò

底座

[底座]

base
pedestal
foundation

táizuò

台座

[台座]

pedestal

zàizuò

在座

[在座]

to be present

bǎozuò

宝座

[寶座]

throne

zuòzi

座子

[座子]

pedestal
plinth
saddle

jiǎngzuò

讲座

[講座]

course of lectures; lecture series
chair (academic position)

ruǎnzuò

软座

[軟座]

soft seat (on trains or boats)

yǎzuò

雅座

[雅座]

(restaurant etc) private room
booth
comfortable seating

chāzuò

插座

[插座]

socket
outlet

zuòjià

座驾

[座駕]

one's own car (or motorbike)
vehicle for one's private use

tāizuò

胎座

[胎座]

(botany) placenta

jiǎzuò

假座

[假座]

to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})

zuòchē

座车

[座車]

(railway) carriage

zuòxí

座席

[座席]

seat (at banquet)
by ext. guest of honor

tóuzuò

头座

[頭座]

headstock
turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc

mòzuò

末座

[末座]

end seat
final place (for less senior person)

hòuzuò

后座

[后座]

empress's throne
(fig.) first place in a feminine competition

bēizuò

碑座

[碑座]

pedestal for stone tablet

dǒngzuò

董座

[董座]

(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)

rùzuò

入座

[入座]

to take one's seat

zuòbiāo

座标

[座標]

see 坐標／坐标 (zuòbiāo)

jiùzuò

就座

[就座]

to take a seat

zuòtáng

座堂

[座堂]

cathedral

jīzuò

基座

[基座]

underlay
foundation
pedestal

zuòhào

座号

[座號]

seat number

shàngzuò

上座

[上座]

seat of honor

Hǎitúnzuò

海豚座

[海豚座]

Delphinus (constellation)

zuòbiāofǎ

坐标法

[座標法]

method of coordinates (geometry)

chāzuòbǎn

插座板

[插座板]

power strip

Dàquǎnzuò

大犬座

[大犬座]

Canis Major (constellation)

Nánjízuò

南极座

[南極座]

Octans (constellation)

Yùfūzuò

御夫座

[禦夫座]

Auriga (constellation)

zuòyòumíng

座右铭

[座右銘]

motto
maxim

Wǔxiānzuò

武仙座

[武仙座]

Hercules (constellation)

Tiānxièzuò

天蟹座

[天蟹座]

Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
variant of 巨蟹座

Tiāntánzuò

天坛座

[天壇座]

Ara (constellation)

Xiǎoshīzuò

小狮座

[小獅座]

Leo Minor (constellation)

Xiānwángzuò

仙王座

[仙王座]

Cepheus (constellation)

Dùjuānzuò

杜鹃座

[杜鵑座]

Tucana (constellation)

Tiānmāozuò

天猫座

[天貓座]

Lynx (constellation)

Shìnüzuò

室女座

[室女座]

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Xiānhòuzuò

仙后座

[仙后座]

Cassiopeia (constellation)

Jùshézuò

巨蛇座

[巨蛇座]

Serpens (constellation)

Tiāntùzuò

天兔座

[天兔座]

Lepus (constellation)

Jùjuézuò

巨爵座

[巨爵座]

Crater (constellation)

dìngzuòlü

定座率

[定座率]

occupancy (i.e. proportion of seats occupied)

Nányúzuò

南鱼座

[南魚座]

Piscis Austrinus (constellation)

Wǎnggǔzuò

网罟座

[網罟座]

Reticulum (constellation)

Chuánfānzuò

船帆座

[船帆座]

Vela (constellation)

Mùfūzuò

牧夫座

[牧伕座]

Boötes (constellation)

Jǔchǐzuò

矩尺座

[矩尺座]

Norma (constellation)

Cāngyingzuò

苍蝇座

[蒼蠅座]

Musca (constellation)

Xiēhǔzuò

蝎虎座

[蠍虎座]

Lacerta (constellation)

Tiānchèngzuò

天秤座

[天秤座]

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Bǎopíngzuò

宝瓶座

[寶瓶座]

Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
also called 水瓶座

Nánmiǎnzuò

南冕座

[南冕座]

Corona Australis (constellation)

Xiǎoquǎnzuò

小犬座

[小犬座]

Canis Minor (constellation)

zuòbiāozhóu

座标轴

[座標軸]

coordinate axis

Húlizuò

狐狸座

[狐狸座]

Vulpecula (constellation)

Shīzizuò

狮子座

[獅子座]

Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Chuándǐzuò

船底座

[船底座]

Carina (constellation)

zuòtánhuì

座谈会

[座談會]

conference
symposium
rap session

Mǔyángzuò

牡羊座

[牡羊座]

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
used erroneously for 白羊座

Huìjiàzuò

绘架座

[繪架座]

Pictor (constellation)

Mójiézuò

魔羯座

[魔羯座]

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Diāojùzuò

雕具座

[鵰具座]

Caelum (constellation)

Hòufàzuò

后发座

[后髮座]

Coma Berenices (constellation)

Shuāngyúzuò

双鱼座

[雙魚座]

Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Shízhōngzuò

时钟座

[時鐘座]

Horologium (constellation)

sǎnzuòr

散座儿

[散座兒]

erhua variant of 散座 (sǎnzuò)
single seat (in theater)
irregular passenger (in rickshaw)

jīyīnzuò

基因座

[基因座]

(genetics) locus

Yuánguīzuò

圆规座

[圓規座]

Circinus (constellation)

Jiànyúzuò

剑鱼座

[劍魚座]

Dorado (constellation)

zuòshàngkè

座上客

[座上客]

guest of honor

Luópánzuò

罗盘座

[羅盤座]

Pyxis (constellation)

Tiān'ézuò

天鹅座

[天鵝座]

Cygnus (constellation)

Chángshézuò

长蛇座

[長蛇座]

Hydra (constellation)

Jīngyúzuò

鲸鱼座

[鯨魚座]

Cetus (constellation)

Shān'ànzuò

山案座

[山案座]

Mensa (constellation)

jízuòbiāo

极坐标

[極座標]

polar coordinates (math.)

Mójiézuò

摩羯座

[摩羯座]

Capricornus

Lùbàozuò

鹿豹座

[鹿豹座]

Camelopardalis (constellation)

Fēimǎzuò

飞马座

[飛馬座]

Pegasus (constellation)

Yàntíngzuò

堰蜓座

[堰蜓座]

Chamaeleon (constellation)

jīngjìzuò

经济座

[經濟座]

economy seat

dàozuòr

倒座儿

[倒座兒]

the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院 (sìhéyuàn)

Tiānqínzuò

天琴座

[天琴座]

Lyra (constellation)

Tiānxiēzuò

天蝎座

[天蠍座]

Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Běimiǎnzuò

北冕座

[北冕座]

Corona Borealis (constellation)

Dàxióngzuò

大熊座

[大熊座]

Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)

bēizuòr

碑座儿

[碑座兒]

erhua variant of 碑座 (bēizuò)

Bōjiāngzuò

波江座

[波江座]

Eridanus (constellation)

Dùnpáizuò

盾牌座

[盾牌座]

Scutum (constellation)

Cháilángzuò

豺狼座

[豺狼座]

Lupus (constellation)

Fènghuángzuò

凤凰座

[鳳凰座]

Phoenix (constellation)

Tiānhèzuò

天鹤座

[天鶴座]

Grus (constellation)

Kǒngquèzuò

孔雀座

[孔雀座]

Pavo (constellation)

jītóuzuò

机头座

[機頭座]

headstock
turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc

Shuǐshézuò

水蛇座

[水蛇座]

Hydrus (constellation)

Xiǎomǎzuò

小马座

[小馬座]

Equuleus (constellation)

Lièquǎnzuò

猎犬座

[獵犬座]

Canes Venatici (constellation)

héngzuòbiāo

横坐标

[橫座標]

horizontal coordinate
abscissa

zòngzuòbiāo

纵坐标

[縱座標]

vertical coordinate
ordinate

jīngāngzuò

金刚座

[金剛座]

Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)

Xiǎoxióngzuò

小熊座

[小熊座]

Ursa Minor (constellation)

zuòbiāoxì

坐标系

[座標系]

coordinate system (geometry)

Chǔnüzuò

处女座

[處女座]

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 室女座 ( Shìnüzuò)

Tiāngēzuò

天鸽座

[天鴿座]

Columba (constellation)

Fēiyúzuò

飞鱼座

[飛魚座]

Volans (constellation)

Tiānjiànzuò

天箭座

[天箭座]

Sagitta (constellation)

Báiyángzuò

白羊座

[白羊座]

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Yīngxiānzuò

英仙座

[英仙座]

Perseus (constellation)

Jīnniúzuò

金牛座

[金牛座]

Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Móxièzuò

摩蟹座

[摩蟹座]

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
used erroneously for 魔羯座

Shānyángzuò

山羊座

[山羊座]

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Japanese variant of 魔羯座

Tiānyànzuò

天燕座

[天燕座]

Apus (constellation)

Rénmǎzuò

人马座

[人馬座]

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Zuòtóu Shì

座头市

[座頭市]

Zatoichi

zuòtóujīng

座头鲸

[座頭鯨]

humpback whale

Chuánwěizuò

船尾座

[船尾座]

Puppis (constellation)

Shuāngzǐzuò

双子座

[雙子座]

Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Sānjiǎozuò

三角座

[三角座]

Triangulum (constellation)

Jùxièzuò

巨蟹座

[巨蟹座]

Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Yùfūzuò

玉夫座

[玉夫座]

Sculptor (constellation)

Tiānzhōuzuò

天舟座

[天舟座]

Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)

Shéfūzuò

蛇夫座

[蛇夫座]

Ophiuchus (constellation)

Tiānlóngzuò

天龙座

[天龍座]

Draco (constellation)

Lièhùzuò

猎户座

[獵戶座]

Orion (constellation)

Shàngzuòbù

上座部

[上座部]

Theravada school of Buddhism

Shuǐpíngzuò

水瓶座

[水瓶座]

Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Xiānnüzuò

仙女座

[仙女座]

Andromeda (constellation)

Shèshǒuzuò

射手座

[射手座]

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 人馬座／人马座 ( Rénmǎzuò)

Jītǒngzuò

唧筒座

[唧筒座]

Antlia (constellation)

Tiānlúzuò

天炉座

[天爐座]

Fornax (constellation)

Qílínzuò

麒麟座

[麒麟座]

Monoceros (constellation)

Tiānyīngzuò

天鹰座

[天鷹座]

Aquila (constellation)

Wūyāzuò

乌鸦座

[烏鴉座]

Corvus (constellation)

bó'àizuò

博爱座

[博愛座]

priority seat (on a bus etc) (Tw)

Tiānqínxīngzuò

天琴星座

[天琴星座]

Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星／织女星 ( Zhīnüxīng)

tánshèzuòcāng

弹射座舱

[彈射座艙]

ejection capsule (cabin)

zhíjiǎozuòbiāo

直角坐标

[直角座標]

rectangular coordinates

tánshèzuòyǐ

弹射座椅

[彈射座椅]

ejection seat

Nánsānjiǎozuò

南三角座

[南三角座]

Triangulum Australe (constellation)

jiàozōngzuòjià

教宗座驾

[教宗座駕]

popemobile

diànyuánchāzuò

电源插座

[電源插座]

electric socket
power point

kèzuòjiàoshòu

客座教授

[客座教授]

visiting professor; guest professor

Bànrénmǎzuò

半人马座

[半人馬座]

Centaurus (constellation)

bīnpéngmǎnzuò

宾朋满座

[賓朋滿座]

guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

kàochuāngzuòwèi

靠窗座位

[靠窗座位]

window seat

xīngzuòyùnshì

星座运势

[星座運勢]

(Western-style) horoscope

jízuòbiāoxì

极坐标系

[極座標系]

system of polar coordinates

nèizàizuòbiāo

内在坐标

[內在座標]

intrinsic coordinates (geometry)

fùjiàshǐzuò

副驾驶座

[副駕駛座]

front passenger seat

zhǔjiàozuòtáng

主教座堂

[主教座堂]

cathedral

Nánshízìzuò

南十字座

[南十字座]

(astronomy) the Southern Cross

zuòyǐtàozi

座椅套子

[座椅套子]

seat cover

Yìndì'ānzuò

印第安座

[印第安座]

Indus (constellation)

gāopéngmǎnzuò

高朋满座

[高朋滿座]

surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company

duìhàorùzuò

对号入座

[對號入座]

to take one's seat according to the ticket number
(fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place
to take a general comment as a personal attack

Wàngyuǎnjìngzuò

望远镜座

[望遠鏡座]

Telescopium (constellation)

shí'èrxīngzuò

十二星座

[十二星座]

the twelve signs of the zodiac

Xiānnüxīngzuò

仙女星座

[仙女星座]

Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31

zuòwúxūxí

座无虚席

[座無虛席]

lit. a banquet with no empty seats
full house
capacity crowd
standing room only

yǔjīngsìzuò

语惊四座

[語驚四座]

to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
(of a remark) startling

Liùfēnyízuò

六分仪座

[六分儀座]

Sextans (constellation)

Xiǎnwēijìngzuò

显微镜座

[顯微鏡座]

Microscopium (constellation)

zuòbiāokōngjiān

坐标空间

[座標空間]

coordinate space

zuòshēngshuǐmǔ

座生水母

[座生水母]

sessile medusa
sea anemone

Xiānnüzuòxīngxì

仙女座星系

[仙女座星系]

Andromeda galaxy M31

Lièhùzuòdàxīngyún

猎户座大星云

[獵戶座大星雲]

the Great Nebula in Orion M42

lièhùzuòliúxīngyǔ

猎户座流星雨

[獵戶座流星雨]

Orionids
Orionid meteor shower

Xiānnüzuòdàxīngyún

仙女座大星云

[仙女座大星雲]

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

Díkǎ'érzuòbiāozhì

笛卡儿坐标制

[笛卡兒座標制]

Cartesian coordinate system

nìngchāishízuòmiào,bùhuǐyīzhuānghūn

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚

[寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚]

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)