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坐 zuò — “to sit”
How to write and say the Chinese character 坐 (zuò), which means to sit — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 zuò
Meaning · 意思 to sit
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 土 (earth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
坐 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: two people 从 sitting on the ground 土.
A common word常用词
坐下
sit down
Example sentence例句
请坐下来听故事。
Sit down and listen to the story.
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