左 Stroke Order
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Information of 左
Pinyin
zuǒ
Radical
工
Strokes
5 strokes
Usage
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Definition
left
左 [zuǒ]
动词:
1. 面向南时，东的一边，与“右”相对。 (When facing south, the eastern side, opposite to "right".)
2. 地理上指东方。 (Geographically refers to the east.)
3. 指政治思想上进步或超过现实条件许可的过头思想和行动。 (Refers to political thought that is progressive or goes beyond what reality allows.)
4. 斜，偏，差错。 (Slant, deviation, error.)
5. 降低官职。 (To demote.)
6. 古同“佐”，佐证。 (Ancient form of "assist", as in providing proof.)
7. 姓。 (A surname.)
名词:
1. 左手。 (Left hand.)
2. 方位名。与“右”相对。 (Direction term; opposite of "right".)
3. 地理上常以东为左。 (Geographically often means east.)
4. 后多泛指旁边。 (Later often refers to the side.)
5. 在直书而左行的文字中，特指右后。 (In left-to-right writing, particularly refers to the rear right.)
6. 证据;证人。 (Evidence; witness.)
7. 御者，赶车的人。 (Driver, person who drives a carriage.)
8. 姓。 (A surname.)
形容词:
1. 指进步、革命的派别或思潮。 (Referring to progressive or revolutionary factions or ideologies.)
2. 与众不同，异于常规。 (Different, distinct from the norm.)
3. 错误，荒谬。 (Wrong, absurd.)
4. 部分或全部不同。 (Partly or wholly different.)
5. 偏僻，离中心城市很远。 (Remote, far from urban centers.)
6. 不正，偏邪。 (Unjust, biased.)
副词:
1. 向左。 (Towards the left.)
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)