TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
坐
ㄗㄨㄛˋ · zuò
verb — to sit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Two people (人人) settle on the bare earth (土); together they write sitting. Sitting in a vehicle rides it: 坐車、坐船.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩個人（人）面對面在土（土）地上坐下，膝蓋快碰著膝蓋。
Two people (人) settle facing each other on the earth (土), knees nearly touching.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)坐下— to sit常用
→坐車、坐船— to ride — seated aboard
⇒坐牢— to sit out a sentence — jail
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension