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Chinese symbol for “unorthodox”

左
zuǒ
left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unorthodox is 左 (zuǒ), defined as: left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

左 zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
radical 48 ⼯ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unorthodox”

WordPinyinMeaning
野路子yě lù zi(coll.) unorthodox (method etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 左.

WordPinyinMeaning
左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby
左派zuǒ pài(political) left; left wing
左翼zuǒ yìleft-wing (political)
左边 (左邊)zuǒ bianleft; the left side
左手zuǒ shǒuleft hand; left-hand side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side

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.

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