坐 (zuò) — Chinese Character

坐

zuò

to sit; to travel by; seat

Radical: 土 HSK 1 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

坐 decomposes into the following components:

从土

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 坐.

乘坐

chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

反坐

fǎn zuò

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

后坐

hòu zuò

recoil (of a gun)

围坐

wéi zuò

to sit in a circle

坐下

zuò xia

sit down

坐享

zuò xiǎng

坐像

zuò xiàng

seated image (of a Buddha or saint)

坐关

zuò guān

坐力

zuò lì

see 後坐力|后坐力[hou4 zuo4 li4]

坐化

zuò huà

to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)

坐厕

zuò cè

seating toilet

坐台

zuò tái

to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV

Characters that share the radical 土.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.