Spot 坐
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
坐 component
zuò · seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 坐
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue坐Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 坐 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
座=
广
挫=
扌
唑=
口
脞=
⺼
痤=
疒
矬=
矢
锉=
钅
嗇=
+回
銼=
釒
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 坐 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
座zuò
seat
HSK 3.0 · L4座位zuòwèiseat
HSK 3.0 · L4讲座jiǎngzuòcourse of lectures
HSK 3.0 · L5插座chāzuòsocket
HSK 3.0 · L6挫折cuòzhésetback
HSK 3.0 · L6挫败cuòbàito thwart
HSK 3.0 · L7-9就座jiùzuòto take a seat
HSK 3.0 · L7-9受挫shòucuòthwarted
HSK 3.0 · L7-9星座xīngzuòconstellation
HSK 3.0 · L7-9抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòsee 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
HSK 3.0 · L7-9座谈zuòtánto have an informal discussion
HSK 3.0 · L7-9座右铭zuòyòumíngmotto
HSK 3.0 · L7-9