Example sentences
qǐng请zuò坐。
Please sit.
zuò坐zhè这ér儿ba吧。
Sit here.
The story behind the character
坐
Two 人 (people) sitting on a pile of 土 (earth). The ancients sat on the ground, so 坐 is two people facing each other on the dirt. Chairs came later, but the character still sits on the floor.