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祚
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throne

HSK 10
Human →Relations
zuò
ソ
くら.い、さいわ.い
조
Components
礻 spirit+ 乍 for the first time =
祚 throne
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
spirit
乍 Phonetic component
zhà for the first time
first time, for the first time
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda祇 the spirit of the earth祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious祧 an ancestral hall
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
祚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祚 [zuò]
blessing; the throne
Japanese
祚 そ 同音
noun archaic rank of the emperor; imperial throne
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
祚 たもつ
Tamotsu given name
CHINESE WORDS (1)
亨祚 [hēng​zuò]
to prosper
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
践祚 [せんそ] #124,038
accession (to the throne)
重祚 [じゅうそ] #234,228
second accession to the throne
宝祚 [ほうそ] #289,015
rank of the emperor
永祚 [えいそ]
Eiso era (989.8.8-990.11.7)
皇祚 [こうそ]
rank of emperor