座落 (zuò luò) — to be situated, to be located (of buildings, st…

Definition

verb

to be situatedto be located (of buildings, structures)

Easily confused

座落。
Zhè zuò sì miào zuò luò zài shān dǐng shàng.
This temple is situated on the mountaintop.
座落。
Xīn de tú shū guǎn zuò luò zài xiào yuán zhōng xīn.
The new library is located in the center of the campus.
座落。
Nà zuò gǔ tǎ zuò luò zài hé biān.
That ancient pagoda is situated by the river.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

座zuòto sit/be placed

落luòto settle/come to rest

座落 joins 座, meaning to sit or be placed, with 落, meaning to settle or come to rest, describing a building standing in a place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广坐座

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse on cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

坐

Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.