How to write 坐 (zuò, “to sit”)
坐 (zuò), an HSK 1 character, means “to sit”, “to take a seat” and “to take”. China and Japan order its strokes differently: Chinese stroke 5, going rightwards, is the 6th in Japanese schools; Chinese stroke 6, going downwards, is the 5th in Japanese schools. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 乘坐 (“to take”), 坐落 (“to be situated”) and 后坐 (“recoil”). Japanese reads it za, “sit”.
- Pinyin
- zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 土 (“earth”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
As an overlapping character it splits into 从 (“from”), strokes 1–4; 土 (“earth”, the radical), strokes 5–7, written the first part first.
- top leftdown and left
- leftdown and right
- top rightdown and left
- rightdown and right
- bottom leftrightwards
- topdownwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Two stroke orders
Japan and China order its strokes differently: 2 strokes sit in another place. Japanese 5 = Chinese 6; Japanese 6 = Chinese 5.
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| zuò fourth tone | to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座 (zuò) | — | 乘坐 坐落 后坐 坐下 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 坐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take a seat HSK 1 |
| 乘坐 | chéngzuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride HSK 4 |
| 坐落 | zuòluò | to be situated; to be located HSK 7-9 |
| 后坐 後坐 | hòuzuò | recoil |
| 坐下 | zuòxia | to sit down |
| 坐关 坐關 | zuòguān | (Buddhism) to sit in contemplation |
| 坐商 | zuòshāng | tradesman; shopkeeper |
| 坐好 | zuòhǎo | to sit properly; to sit up straight |
| 坐果 | zuòguǒ | to bear fruit |
| 坐椅 | zuòyǐ | seat; chair |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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