Learn Chinese from the origin: 左/describe direction“on the left” in Chinese/HSK 1 words/Beginners
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Hello, today we are going to learn the character 左.
The character 左 comes from the image of the left hand, so 左 has the meaning of left.
And then as the writing changes, people add one part, that is 工, which means work, indicating
that the left hand is used to assist the right hand to work.
So 左 in ancient Chinese characters also has the meaning of assisting.
And then people created another character, 左, with one more radical, that is 人,
to indicate assist.
So 左 nowadays still has the radical 工, but its meaning is mainly left.
Now read after me.
The hospital is on the left.
On the left of
The hospital is on the left of the school.
Okay, that's all for today.
See you next time.