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The character 座 is a phono-semantic compound, with the shelter radical 广 (yǎn) enclosing the component 坐 (zuò). While 坐 provides the pronunciation and the verb "to sit", the 广 radical shifts the meaning to a noun: the place or furniture where sitting occurs, such as a seat. This semantic range extended to include a base or pedestal for large objects. It also functions as a measure word for massive, immovable structures like mountains, bridges, buildings, and constellations.
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我的座位在那边。
这座图书馆很安静。
电影院里有五百个座位。
请按照号码对号入座。
那座山看起来非常雄伟。
这座城市的风景给我留下了深刻的印象。
我们在会议室为每位嘉宾预留了座位。
他靠窗的座位正好能看到远处的那座古塔。