坐 — Chinese character
坐
zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
- Pinyin
- zuò
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 从 土
- Formation
- ideographic — Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土
- Japanese
- 坐 as a kanji
Common words with 坐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 坐标 (坐標) | zuò biāo | variant of 坐标 (zuò biāo) |
| 坐标 (座標) | zuò biāo | (geometry) coordinate; (fig.) point of reference; frame of reference; guidepost |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle) |
| 坐牢 | zuò láo | to be imprisoned |
| 坐落 | zuò luò | to be situated; to be located (of a building) |
| 静坐 (靜坐) | jìng zuò | to sit quietly; to meditate |
| 坐车 (坐車) | zuò chē | to take the car, bus, train etc |
| 坐镇 (坐鎮) | zuò zhèn | (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee |
| 坐标系 (座標系) | zuò biāo xì | (geometry) coordinate system |
| 平起平坐 | píng qǐ píng zuò | to be on an equal footing |
| 坐视 (坐視) | zuò shì | to stand by and watch; to look on passively |
English words written with 坐
坐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 5 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 10 · Zhuangzi 21
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Analects 10.7
- Analects 10.9
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 14.26
- Analects 15.41
- Art of War 11.28
- Mencius 1A.7
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