zuǒ

left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)

HSK 2 #782

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 782nd character
Radical ⼯ (48.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 214

Definitions

左 zuǒ
  1. 1. left
  2. 2. surname Zuo
  3. 3. the Left (politics)
  4. 4. unorthodox
  5. 5. opposite
  6. 6. differing
  7. 7. wrong
  8. 8. queer
  9. 9. east
  10. 10. variant of zuǒ

Stroke order

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Words containing 左

Word Meaning
dilemma; quandary
ambidextrous
left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two
to take sides with; to favor one side; to be partial to
fig. to display ambidexterity
sb who sings off-key; off-key singing voice
"top of zuǒ character" component in Chinese characters
"top of zuǒ character" component in Chinese characters
General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
to left justify (typography)
to left justify (typography)
to ponder
Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
to be in straitened circumstances
to be in straitened circumstances
Zuoquan county in Jinzhong jìn zhōng, Shanxi
Zuoquan county in Jinzhong jìn zhōng, Shanxi
Zuoquan county in Jinzhong jìn zhōng, Shanxi
Zuoquan county in Jinzhong jìn zhōng, Shanxi
usually called Zuo Zhuan zuǒ zhuàn
Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city gāo xióng shì, south Taiwan
Zuoying, a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city gāo xióng shì, south Taiwan
Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city gāo xióng shì, south Taiwan