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左

Character

左 zuǒ

HSK 1Character

left; the left side

Radical
工
Strokes
5
Structure
Surrounds from top-left
Parts
工
Traditional
左
Frequency
#848 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

zuǒ

zuo3
  1. left; the left side
  2. a Chinese family name

Examples

  • 学校在我的左边。

    xué xiào zài wǒ de zuǒ biān

    The school is on my left.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请向左转。

    qǐng xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn

    Please turn left.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 左先生是我爸爸的朋友。

    zuǒ xiān sheng shì wǒ bà ba de péng you

    Mr. Zuo is my dad's friend.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 5 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 左

Draw “左” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 左

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左边zuǒ bianthe left sideWordHSK 1左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; the two sides of somethingWordHSK 3左顾右盼zuǒ gù yòu pànto look left and right; to look all aroundWordHSK 7–9左上zuǒ shàngupper leftWord左下zuǒ xiàlower leftWord
左云zuǒ yúnZuoyun, a county in Datong City 大同市 (Dà tóng Shì), Shanxi↗See 左云县WordUnreviewed
左传zuǒ zhuànZuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋 (Chūn qiū), early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 (Zuǒ Qiū míng)Word左侧zuǒ cèleft sideWord左倾zuǒ qīngleft-leaningWord左券zuǒ quàna sure thingWord左岸zuǒ ànLeft Bank (in Paris)Word左思zuǒ sīZuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poetWord

Same radical 工

All characters with 工 →
工gōng差chà巧qiǎo巫wū巩gǒng巯qiú
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