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Etymology
A left hand; compare 又
Meanings
surname Zuo
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
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Words with 左 278 total
Idioms with 左 43 total
(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion顾左右而言他gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tādissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion · dissident group旁门左道páng mén zuǒ dàolit. like one's left and right hands (idiom)\ · fig. an indispensable assistant; to be very close or well-coordinated with someone如左右手rú zuǒ yòu shǒulit. to leave the left seat empty (idiom); fig. to wait respectfully for someone; to hold a position in honor of a guest虚左以待xū zuǒ yǐ dài