左丘明 Zuǒ Qiū míng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zo2 jau1 ming4
- Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 鲁国 魯國 Lǔ guó ㄌㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ is attributed
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
丘
- 丘陵 qiū líng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 hills
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 丘壑 qiū hè ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ jau1 kok3 hills and valleys
- 丘疹 qiū zhěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄣˇ jau1 zan2 pimple
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- 丘县 丘縣 Qiū xiàn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jau1 jyun6 Qiu county in Hebei
- 丘脑 丘腦 qiū nǎo ㄑㄧㄡ ㄋㄠˇ jau1 nou5 thalamus
- 丘鹬 丘鷸 qiū yù ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩˋ jau1 wat6 (bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
- 任丘 Rén qiū ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡ jam6 jau1 see 任丘市
- 低丘 dī qiū ㄉㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ dai1 jau1 hilly (geography)
- 内丘 內丘 Nèi qiū ㄋㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡ noi6 jau1 see 内丘县
- 商丘 Shāng qiū ㄕㄤ ㄑㄧㄡ soeng1 jau1 see 商丘市
- 土丘 tǔ qiū ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄡ tou2 jau1 mound
- 坟丘 墳丘 fén qiū ㄈㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡ fan4 jau1 a tomb
- 孔丘 Kǒng Qiū ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡ hung2 jau1 Confucius
- 安丘 Ān qiū ㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ on1 jau1 see 安丘市
- 封丘 Fēng qiū ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ fung1 jau1 see 封丘县
- 小丘 xiǎo qiū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡ siu2 jau1 hill; knoll
- 山丘 shān qiū ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ saan1 jau1 hill
- 比丘 bǐ qiū ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡ bei2 jau1 Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 放情丘壑 fàng qíng qiū hè ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ fong3 cing4 jau1 kok3 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
- 华屋丘墟 華屋丘墟 huá wū qiū xū ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄩ waa4 uk1 jau1 heoi1 magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé ㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)