坐
zuò · HSK 1
sit
🪑 Two people 人人 on the ground 土 = sitting together
坐 decomposes as 人 + 人 + 土: two people seated on the earth. The doubled 人 over 土 is the etymological origin — a pictograph of people resting on the ground.
坐 — two 人 (people) + 土 (earth/ground)
Originally a pictograph showing two people sitting facing each other on the ground (土). The earth component indicates the location of sitting. The meaning later extended from 'to sit' to related senses like 'to be situated' or 'to take a seat'.