Left in Chinese (Mandarin): 左 (zuǒ)
左
zuǒ
left
- Simplified
- 左
- Traditional
- 左
- Pinyin
- zuǒ
- Typed as
- zuo
Use it in a sentence
我的左边有一只猫。
我的左邊有一隻貓。
There is a cat on my left.
The characters in 左
左
Left. 工 (tool) is under a hand.
5 strokes
Third tone. The left side is 左边 (zuǒbian), and turn left is 左转 (zuǒ zhuǎn).
More examples with 左
举起你的左手。
舉起你的左手。
Jǔ qǐ nǐ de zuǒ shǒu.
Raise your left hand.
学校在左边。
學校在左邊。
Xuéxiào zài zuǒbian.
The school is on the left.
How to write 左 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
左 5 strokes
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