左 — Chinese character
左
zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
- Pinyin
- zuǒ
- Radical
- 48 ⼯ (Work)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 工
- Formation
- pictographic — A left hand; compare 又
- Japanese
- 左 as a kanji
Common words with 左
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; nearby |
| 左派 | zuǒ pài | (political) left; left wing |
| 左翼 | zuǒ yì | left-wing (political) |
| 左边 (左邊) | zuǒ bian | left; the left side |
| 左手 | zuǒ shǒu | left hand; left-hand side |
| 左侧 (左側) | zuǒ cè | left side |
| 左倾 (左傾) | zuǒ qīng | left-leaning; progressive |
| 极左 (極左) | jí zuǒ | (politics) far-left; ultra-left |
| 左转 (左轉) | zuǒ zhuǎn | to turn left |
| 左右手 | zuǒ yòu shǒu | left and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant |
| 相左 | xiāng zuǒ | to fail to meet each other; to conflict with each other |
| 左撇子 | zuǒ piě zi | left-hander |
English words written with 左
左 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 5 · Analects 4 · Art of War 6 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 14 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 79
- Analects 5.24
- Analects 10.3
- Analects 14.18
- Art of War 6.17
- Art of War 6.20
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