坐(zuò)

HSK 17 strokes

surname Zuo

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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.

Ideograph⿻从土

Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

从cóng土tǔ

Parts are arranged overlaid.

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.

zuò坐xià下
HSK 1

to sit down

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chéng乘zuò坐
HSK 5

to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)

Open 乘坐 page →
zuò坐luò落
HSK 7-9

to be situated

Open 坐落 page →
bìng并zuò坐

to sit together

Open 并坐 page →
fǎn反zuò坐

to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)

Open 反坐 page →
zuò坐xiàng像

seated image (of a Buddha or saint)

Open 坐像 page →
zuò坐diàn垫

cushion

Open 坐垫 page →
zuò坐zī姿

sitting posture

Open 坐姿 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 坐’s common words

下乘落并反像垫姿

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