左

zuǒ

noun HSK 1 #1,545

Meanings

1 left (direction)

Characters

Originally depicted the left hand

Examples

请往左走。

Qǐng wǎng zuǒ zǒu.

Please go left.

学校在左边。

Xuéxiào zài zuǒbian.

The school is on the left side.

Tips

memory

Remember the pair: 左 (zuǒ, left) and 右 (yòu, right). They look similar — 左 has 工 on the bottom, while 右 has 口.

Stroke Order

左 zuǒ