左边 zuǒbian left

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Traditional: 左邊

Stroke order

左边 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

左边 — the Chinese character for left (zuǒbian), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 左边 — left

左 — 5 strokes
边 — 5 strokes

Senses

left
the left side
to the left of

Characters in 左边

左 zuǒ — left; the Left (politics); east
边 bian — suffix of a noun of locality

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

它在左边。Tā zài zuǒbiān.It is on the left.
我往左边看。Wǒ wǎng zuǒbiān kàn.I look to the left.
猫在桌子左边。Māo zài zhuōzi zuǒbiān.The cat is on the left side of the table.
我家左边是商店。Wǒ jiā zuǒbiān shì shāngdiàn.On the left side of my house is a shop.

Related words

左边 is pronounced zuǒbian and means “left”.

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