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ㄗㄨㄛ ˇ

zuǒ

left-

左 is a 5 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zuǒ in the third tone.

It is made up of the components 𠂇 (left hand) and (work).

  • ㄗㄨㄛ ˇ

    zuǒ

    left-

    • 𠂇

      left hand

    • ㄍㄨㄥ

      gōng

      work

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Fingers of the left hand doing work.
by BobWebb

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N.B. capital I looks like gōng. *I* zuǒre I left work at the sound of the gōng.
by Casper07x

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*Lowering and lifting* the dumbbell was too much WORK for my <LEFT HAND>, so I dropped it. Now the la[d's wo]ken up.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 左

Definitions for 左 pronounced as zuǒ

  • surname Zuo
  • left
  • the Left (politics)
  • east
  • unorthodox
  • queer
  • wrong
  • differing
  • opposite
  • variant of 佐[zuo3]

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