左

zuǒ

left; east; unorthodox, improper

How to write 左, stroke by stroke

surname Zuo; left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐

Pictographic: A left hand; compare 又

Made of 工

左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
左边zuǒ bianleft; the left side; to the left of
左手zuǒ shǒuleft hand; left-hand side
左转zuǒ zhuǎnto turn left
左侧zuǒ cèleft side
左翼zuǒ yìleft-wing (political)
左撇子zuǒ piě zileft-hander
左舷zuǒ xiánport (side of a ship)
左派zuǒ pài(political) left; left wing; leftist
左右手zuǒ yòu shǒuleft and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant; right-hand man
左面zuǒ miànleft side
左轮手枪zuǒ lún shǒu qiāngrevolver

在左边有一条秘密通道。
zài zuǒ biān yǒu yì tiáo mì mì tōng dào 。
There's a secret path on the left.
我尝试用左手写字。
wǒ cháng shì yòng zuǒ shǒu xiě zì 。
I tried writing with my left hand.
我们7点左右碰头。
wǒ men 7 diǎn zuǒ yòu pèng tóu 。
See you about 7.
请在那个拐角左转。
qǐng zài nà ge guǎi jiǎo zuǒ zhuǎn 。
Turn left at the corner.
当他跌倒时，他伤了他的左脚。
dāng tā diē dǎo shí ， tā shāng le tā de zuǒ jiǎo 。
He hurt his left foot when he fell.