Phonetic Reading of the Character '左'



Animated Stroke Order of 左：



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '左'



Radical：工     Strokes：5



Pinyin & Definition:

zuǒleft/surname Zuo


Related Chinese characters:

陡，到，懦，莅，踪，向，赦，丝，餐，烧，


Words with Chinese Character 左:
左
  • left; left side
    左手
    left hand
    左转
    turn left
    • 左…右…over and over again
    左上upper left
    左下lower left
    左不过anyhow
    in any event
    just
    左丘明Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 is attributed
    左云Zuoyun county in Dàtóng 大同
    左云县Zuoyun county in Dàtóng 大同
    左传Zuozhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
    左侧left side
    左侧的leftward; left-hand; left; near
    左倾left-leaning
    progressive
    左倾机会主义leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927)
    left adventurism
    cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議|遵义会议
    左倾盲动主义Left putschism
    左倾空谈Left phrasemongering
    左内锋left inside forward; inside left; inside left forward; inside left forward, inside left
    左券a sure thing
    a certainty
    copy of a contract held by a creditor
    左券在握to be assured of success (idiom)
    左前卫left forward (soccer position)
    左前锋a left forward