If you find some good ways, Learn Chinese character is not a difficult things. You can remember a Chinese character by separating it partly. for example, some Chinese character is comprised of left part and right part, the both parts are also another Chinese character, therefore you can make use of the meanings of each character to remember the whole character.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 左, means left.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and how to pronunce it correctly.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next stroke
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
The original meaning of this character is left. the opposite of it is 右. these two characters have the same upper part that is a combination of one horizontal line and left-falling stroke. the difference exist in the bottom part, the bottom part of 左 is character 工, and the bottom of 右 is character 口 kǒu. however, when 左右 zuǒ yòu is used as verb, the meaning has change to "control", for exampel, 左右时间 zuǒ yòu shí jiān means "control your time" or "time your time". and also you need pay attention to this character used in different context. for instance, it can means "radical ideas that inclined towards the revolution" like 左倾思想 zuǒ qīng sī xiǎng, and in the case of "想左了" xiǎng zuǒ le, it indicates "wrong", also in another case of "意见相左" yì jiàn xiāng zuǒ means "different opinions", it express "different". so it is a so flexible character that can express a lot of different meanings, pay attention to it!
Radical 工(means work)
Characters under this radical 巧 qiǎo (means skilful)
Strokes Number is 5 strokes
Words and Phrases
左边 zuǒ biān the left
左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand
左证 zuǒ zhèng evidence
左右 zuǒ yòu the left and right sides; around; control
左顾右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn glance right and left
左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán be able to achieve success one way or another
左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán in a dilemma
Sentences
去火车站的车站在道路的左边 qù huǒ chē zhàn de chē zhàn zài dào lù de zuǒ biān the bus stop to the railway station is on the left side of the road.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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