HSK 2 · Buildings

座位

zuò wèi

seat

Stroke order of 座位

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

座 · 10 strokes 位 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

座 is a place 广 where two people 人人 sit on earth 土; 位 is a person standing 立 at a spot.

Parts: 座 seat + 位 position

The characters in 座位

座 zuò — measure word for buildings (10 strokes)
位 wèi — measure word for people (polite) (7 strokes)

Example sentence

这个座位有人吗？

Is this seat taken?

Words with 座

座measure word for buildings

Words with 位

单位work unit; unit 位measure word for people (polite)各位everyone

More words: Buildings

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