左 zuǒ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 𠂇 工 labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
左边
zuǒbian
left side, on the left
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 商店在左边。 Shāngdiàn zài zuǒbian. The shop is on the left.
- 左边有医院。 Zuǒbiān yǒu yīyuàn. There's a hospital on the left.
- 我的家在左边。 Wǒ de jiā zài zuǒbiān. My home is on the left.