Chinese Character 左 Meanings and components.

Form

左

Meaning

左 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zuo.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 左 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𠂇) , and work (工)

Its radical[1] is: 工 (gong1) which means: Work, Worker, Skill, Profession, Trade, Craft, Labor, .工gong1work

In cangjie it is written with KM

How to write 左

To write左zuo3surname Zuo you should write a combination of 𠂇zuo3 , 工gong1work arranged in a 吕 shape:

𠂇 + 工 = 左

左 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 左 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 左, looks as follow:

左
Pinyin:zuo3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Zuo
𠂇
Pinyin:zuo3 Shape:+
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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