左

zuǒ

“Left” in Chinese is 左 (zuǒ).

Other characters with the syllable zuo: see all 7 →

Meaning

left
the Left (politics)
east

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unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
surname Zuo
variant of 佐[zuo3]

Example

左边还是右边？

From 左边 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 左

左边zuǒbianleftHSK 1 左右zuǒyòuleft and rightHSK 3 左顾右盼zuǒgù-yòupànglancing to left and right (idiom); to look all aroundHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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