左
zuǒ
left
surname Zuo; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]
a picture of 左 → a left hand
The ancient form showed a left hand with fingers outstretched, similar to 又 which depicts a right hand. Over time the strokes became stylized, but the handedness distinction is the original core.
Words with 左
左翼
zuǒ yì
left-wing (political)
邻左
lín zuǒ
neighbor
阿拉善左旗
ā lā shàn zuǒ qí
Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
顾左右而言他
gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
中国左翼作家联盟
zhōng guó zuǒ yì zuò jiā lián méng
the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
向左拐
xiàng zuǒ guǎi
to turn left
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县
kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
土默特左旗
tǔ mò tè zuǒ qí
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
崇左
chóng zuǒ
see 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4]
崇左市
chóng zuǒ shì
Chongzuo, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]