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Character Decomposition
坐=从+土
Etymology
Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土
Meanings
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
surname Zuo
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Words with 坐 553 total
Idioms with 坐 85 total Chain
lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger家累千金，坐不垂堂jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí tángto be on an equal footing平起平坐píng qǐ píng zuòhold one's ground despite pressure or opposition · sit tight in the fishing boat despite the rising wind and waves任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼船rèn píng fēng làng qǐ，wěn zuò diào yú chuán
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