- 工(work; tool)ASSOCIATIVE
- ⿸(hand; left hand stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
A left hand holding a tool to work is what we call "left."
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MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
left
中方向名词，与右相对的一侧fāngxiàng míngcí, yǔ yòu xiāngduì de yī cè
- 。
Please go to the left.
- 。
The backpack is placed to the left of the chair.
- 貳形adjective
opposite
中方向或位置在西边的一侧fāngxiàng huò wèizhì zài xībián de yīcè
- 。
The house on the left is mine.
- 。
Put the book on the table to the left.
- 參名noun
the Left (politics)
中政治上主张改革、进步的一方zhèngzhìshang zhǔzhāng gǎigé、jìnbù de yīfāng
- 。
He supports the left wing.
- 。
This party's position leans to the left.
- 肆形adjective
unorthodox
中不符合正统或规范；偏离标准bù fúhéyú zhèngtǒng huò guīfàn; piānlí biāozhǔn
- 。
He is a very left-wing person.
- ，。
His views are too radical, making them hard to accept.
- 伍形adjective
queer
中不对；奇怪；不正常búduì；qíguài；búzhèngcháng
- 。
He's a bit eccentric.
- ，。
There's something off about the way he carries himself, which people find rather strange.
- 陸形adjective
wrong
中不对；错误búduì；cuòwù
- ，。
You got it wrong, this one is on the left.
- 。
Your understanding is completely off the mark.
- 柒形adjective
differing
中不同的；不一样的bù tóng de；bù yī yàng de
- 。
This idea is a bit unconventional.
- 。
His opinions are always at odds with everyone else's.
- 捌名noun
east
中方向，与右相反；东边fāngxiàng、yǔ yòu xiāngfǎn; dōngbiān
- 。
The house on the left is mine.
- ，。
On ancient maps, the left side typically represented east.
- 玖名noun
surname Zuo
中一个汉族姓氏yī gè hànzú xìngshì
- 。
Mr. Zuo is the new manager of our company.
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
左
MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
left
中方向名词，与右相对的一侧fāngxiàng míngcí, yǔ yòu xiāngduì de yī cè
- 。
Please go to the left.
- 。
The backpack is placed to the left of the chair.
- 貳形adjective
opposite
中方向或位置在西边的一侧fāngxiàng huò wèizhì zài xībián de yīcè
- 。
The house on the left is mine.
- 。
Put the book on the table to the left.
- 參名noun
the Left (politics)
中政治上主张改革、进步的一方zhèngzhìshang zhǔzhāng gǎigé、jìnbù de yīfāng
- 。
He supports the left wing.
- 。
This party's position leans to the left.
- 肆形adjective
unorthodox
中不符合正统或规范；偏离标准bù fúhéyú zhèngtǒng huò guīfàn; piānlí biāozhǔn
- 。
He is a very left-wing person.
- ，。
His views are too radical, making them hard to accept.
- 伍形adjective
queer
中不对；奇怪；不正常búduì；qíguài；búzhèngcháng
- 。
He's a bit eccentric.
- ，。
There's something off about the way he carries himself, which people find rather strange.
- 陸形adjective
wrong
中不对；错误búduì；cuòwù
- ，。
You got it wrong, this one is on the left.
- 。
Your understanding is completely off the mark.
- 柒形adjective
differing
中不同的；不一样的bù tóng de；bù yī yàng de
- 。
This idea is a bit unconventional.
- 。
His opinions are always at odds with everyone else's.
- 捌名noun
east
中方向，与右相反；东边fāngxiàng、yǔ yòu xiāngfǎn; dōngbiān
- 。
The house on the left is mine.
- ，。
On ancient maps, the left side typically represented east.
- 玖名noun
surname Zuo
中一个汉族姓氏yī gè hànzú xìngshì
- 。
Mr. Zuo is the new manager of our company.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 工(work; tool)ASSOCIATIVE
- ⿸(hand; left hand stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
A left hand holding a tool to work is what we call "left."
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