left (direction or side)
Animated Stroke Order 左
Stroke Order Diagrams 左
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HSK Vocabulary: 左
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 左 is used in context
1
tā他
yòng用
zuǒ左
shǒu手
xiě写
zì字
。
He writes with his left hand.
2
zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
dà大
yuē约
yǒu有
shí十
gè个
rén人
zuǒ左
yòu右
。
There are about ten people in this room.
3
yín银
háng行
zài在
chāo超
shì市
de的
zuǒ左
biān边
。
The bank is on the left side of the supermarket.
4
wǒ我
de的
shū书
zài在
zuǒ左
biān边
。
My book is on the left.
5
qǐng请
zuò坐
zài在
zuǒ左
biān边
de的
yǐ椅
zi子
shàng上
。
Please sit on the chair on the left.
6
zuǒ左
biān边
de的
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
wèi味
dào道
bù不
cuò错
，
wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
nà那
lǐ里
chī吃
fàn饭
。
The restaurant on the left has good food, and we often go there to eat.
7
wǒ我
de的
shū书
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
zuǒ左
yòu右
。
My book is around the table.
8
zhè这
ge个
píng苹
guǒ果
dà大
yuē约
zhòng重
2
0
0
200克
kè左
zuǒ右
。
This apple weighs about 200 grams.
9
tā他
zuǒ左
yòu右
kàn看
le了
kàn看
，
què确
dìng定
méi没
rén人
hòu后
cái才
zǒu走
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
。
He looked left and right to make sure no one was there before entering the room.
10
tā他
zài在
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
zuǒ左
gù顾
yòu右
pàn盼
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
zài在
zhǎo找
dōng东
xī西
。
He looked around in the classroom as if searching for something.
Information
Traditional左
Radical工
Strokes5
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#279
Zhuyinㄗㄨㄛˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5DE6
CangjieKM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality