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左
zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
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A left hand; compare 又
HSK 2
5 strokes
Very Common (8%)
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Radical
工
gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
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i
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unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
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yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 左 (85)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
左边
↗
zuǒbian
left / the left side / to the left of
2
zuǒbian
左边
↗
HSK 2
left / the left side / to the left of
左右
↗
zuǒyòu
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
4
zuǒyòu
左右
↗
HSK 4
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
左
↗
Zuǒ
surname Zuo
Zuǒ
左
↗
surname Zuo
左手
↗
zuǒshǒu
left hand / left-hand side
zuǒshǒu
左手
↗
left hand / left-hand side
左翼
↗
zuǒyì
left-wing (political)
zuǒyì
左翼
↗
left-wing (political)
左舷
↗
zuǒxián
port (side of a ship)
zuǒxián
左舷
↗
port (side of a ship)
左右手
↗
zuǒyòushǒu
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
zuǒyòushǒu
左右手
↗
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
左撇子
↗
zuǒpiězi
left-handed
zuǒpiězi
左撇子
↗
left-handed
左上
↗
zuǒshàng
upper left
zuǒshàng
左上
↗
upper left
相左
↗
xiāngzuǒ
to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with
xiāngzuǒ
相左
↗
to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with