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左
zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
📷 Pictographic:
A left hand; compare 又
Words Using 左 (85)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
左边
zuǒbian
left / the left side / to the left of
2
左边
zuǒbian
left / the left side / to the left of
左右
zuǒyòu
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
4
左右
zuǒyòu
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
左
Zuǒ
surname Zuo
左
Zuǒ
surname Zuo
左手
zuǒshǒu
left hand / left-hand side
左手
zuǒshǒu
left hand / left-hand side
左翼
zuǒyì
left-wing (political)
左翼
zuǒyì
left-wing (political)
左舷
zuǒxián
port (side of a ship)
左舷
zuǒxián
port (side of a ship)
左右手
zuǒyòushǒu
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
左右手
zuǒyòushǒu
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
左撇子
zuǒpiězi
left-handed
左撇子
zuǒpiězi
left-handed
左上
zuǒshàng
upper left
左上
zuǒshàng
upper left
相左
xiāngzuǒ
to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with
相左
xiāngzuǒ
to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with
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Radical
工
gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
⿸？工
i
Component Tree i
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1