Memory phrase for the character: 左

左

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Meaning

left, unorthodox

Pronunciation

zuǒ

Explanation

 Left: hand /彐, right: build, work 工 (image of a carpenter's square)

Mnemonic
 
The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.

Radicals

左 left
工 work, to buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
handA hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.




 Vocabulary

左手 zuǒ shǒu  left hand; left-hand side
向左 xiàng zuǒ  facing left; leftwards; to the left
左边 zuǒ bian  left; the left side; to the left of
左右 zuǒ yòu  left and right; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
左舷 zuǒ xián  port (side of a ship)
 

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