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左

zuǒ

left (side)

HSK 1 · Topic “Where is it?” Position & direction
left (side)
Memory picture

Character

左 zuǒ

Strokes
5
Radical
工 — labor, work
Made of
𠂇 hand 工 labor, work
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这是我的左手。 Zhè shì wǒ de zuǒshǒu. This is my left hand.
  • 请向左走。 Qǐng xiàng zuǒ zǒu. Please go left.
  • 我用左手写字。 Wǒ yòng zuǒshǒu xiě zì. I write with my left hand.
  • 你的左手怎么了? Nǐ de zuǒshǒu zěnme le? What happened to your left hand?
  • 弟弟的左手很小。 Dìdi de zuǒshǒu hěn xiǎo. Little brother's left hand is small.
  • 他的左手拿着书。 Tā de zuǒshǒu názhe shū. His left hand is holding a book.
  • 哪个是左手? Nǎge shì zuǒshǒu? Which one is the left hand?

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