佐 — Chinese character
佐
zuǒ
to assist, to aid; subordinate, second
- Pinyin
- zuǒ
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 亻 左
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 左
- Japanese
- 佐 as a kanji
Common words with 佐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 佐证 (佐證) | zuǒ zhèng | evidence; proof |
| 辅佐 (輔佐) | fǔ zuǒ | to assist (usually a ruler) |
| 佐料 | zuǒ liào | condiments; seasoning |
| 佐餐 | zuǒ cān | (of food) accompaniment |
| 佐酒 | zuǒ jiǔ | (of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks; to enhance the experience of consuming alcohol |
| 佐贰 (佐貳) | zuǒ èr | deputy; junior |
| 喷他佐辛 (噴他佐辛) | pēn tā zuǒ xīn | (loanword) pentazocine (a synthetic opioid analgesic) |
| 技佐 | jì zuǒ | (Tw) assistant technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service) |
English words written with 佐
佐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Art of War 4 · Zhuangzi 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Art of War 1.16
- Art of War 12.13
- Art of War 13.3
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Old Fisherman
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.