zuò

to sit

surname Zuo; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座[zuo4]

people together (从) + ground (土) = to sit

Two people (从) settle down on the ground (土) — the image is of sitting together on the earth. This grounding in shared rest extends naturally to 'taking a seat' or 'riding' something that carries you.

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Two people followingSemantic
EarthSemantic

Words with 坐

连坐

lián zuò

to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)

连坐制

lián zuò zhì

guilt by association

闲坐

xián zuò

to sit around

骑坐

qí zuò

to sit astride

坐骨

zuò gǔ

ischium

默坐

mò zuò

to sit silently

静坐

jìng zuò

to sit quietly

静坐不动

jìng zuò bù dòng

to sit still and do nothing

静坐不能

jìng zuò bù néng

akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)

静坐抗议

jìng zuò kàng yì

sit-in protest

静坐抗议示威

jìng zuò kàng yì shì wēi

sit-in protest demonstration

静坐罢工

jìng zuò bà gōng

sit-in strike

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