Keyword
left
- unorthodox
- improper
- Frequency
- #860
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
A left hand; compare 又
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
左右
left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
左
left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite
左派
(political) left; left wing; leftist
左翼
left-wing (political)
左边
left; the left side; to the left of
左手
left hand; left-hand side
左侧
left side
左倾
left-leaning; progressive
左传
Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋 (Chūnqiū), early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 (ZuǒQiūmíng)
左转
to turn left
左岸
Left Bank (in Paris)
左右手
left and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant; right-hand man
相左
to fail to meet each other; to conflict with each other; to be at odds with
左宗棠
Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
左撇子
left-hander
左面
left side
左营
Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 (Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan
左近
nearby
左舷
port (side of a ship)
左右逢源
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides
左轮手枪
revolver
左右为难
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place; in a dilemma
左权县
Zuoquan, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市 (JìnzhōngShì), Shanxi
左拉
Zola (name); Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist