坐(zuò): surname Zuo
HSK 17 strokes
surname Zuo
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zuò
- Meaning
- surname Zuo
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 坐 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 坐 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 坐
Common words using 坐 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep …
Open 坐不垂堂 page →lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
Open 坐井观天 page →Related characters
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