Chinese symbol for “aide”
佐
zuǒ
to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
The closest CC-CEDICT match for aide is 佐 (zuǒ), defined as: to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “aide”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.