DICTIONARY
The Chinese word zuo - 坐 - zuò
(to sit in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zuò
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English translations
to sit, to travel by, to go by,
to take a seat
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 坐 ( zuò ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of zuò are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Character complexity
坐 is composed of 7 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
2 persons | floor, earth | the meanings 'to travel by' and 'to go by' only refer to vehicles one can sit in, such as trains, cars, and airplanes
坐 ( zuo / zuò ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 463)
坐 ( zuo / zuò ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 463)
Chinese example words containing the character 坐 ( zuo / zuò )
Other characters that are pronounced zuò in Chinese
More words that mean to sit in Chinese
chéngzuò ( 乘坐 )
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