左宗棠 Zuǒ Zōng táng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ
- Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
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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
宗
- 大宗 dà zōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄥ daai6 zung1 large amount
- 宗教 zōng jiào ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zung1 gaau3 religion
- 宗旨 zōng zhǐ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 objective
- 正宗 zhèng zōng ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ zing3 zung1 orthodox school
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
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- 世宗 Shì zōng ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ sai3 zung1 Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
- 代宗 Dài zōng ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ doi6 zung1 Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰
- 卷宗 juàn zōng ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄥ gyun2 zung1 file
- 太宗 Tài zōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ taai3 zung1 posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
- 宗主 zōng zhǔ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ zung1 zyu2 head of a clan
- 宗匠 zōng jiàng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ zung1 zoeng6 person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments
- 宗地 zōng dì ㄗㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ zung1 dei6 parcel of land
- 宗室 zōng shì ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕˋ zung1 sat1 imperial clan
- 宗师 宗師 zōng shī ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕ zung1 si1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- 宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋ zung1 miu2 temple
- 宗族 zōng zú ㄗㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ zung1 zuk6 clan
- 宗正 zōng zhèng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ zung1 zing3 minister in charge of the imperial clan
- 宗法 zōng fǎ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˇ zung1 faat3 patriarchal clan system
- 宗派 zōng pài ㄗㄨㄥ ㄆㄞˋ zung1 paai3 sect
- 宗祠 zōng cí ㄗㄨㄥ ㄘˊ zung1 ci4 ancestral temple
棠
- 棠梨 táng lí ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄧˊ tong4 lei4 birch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)
- 海棠 Hǎi táng ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ see 海棠区
- 海棠 hǎi táng ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ Chinese flowering crab apple (Malus spectabilis)
- 孙毓棠 孫毓棠 Sūn Yù táng ㄙㄨㄣ ㄩˋ ㄊㄤˊ syun1 juk1 tong4 Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
- 海棠区 海棠區 Hǎi táng Qū ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄑㄩ Haitang, a district of Sanya City 三亚市, Hainan
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- 海棠形 hǎi táng xíng ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ quatrefoil (usually elongated)
- 海棠花 hǎi táng huā ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ hoi2 tong4 faa1 Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)
- 秋海棠 qiū hǎi táng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ cau1 hoi2 tong4 begonia
- 左宗棠鸡 左宗棠雞 Zuǒ Zōng táng jī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄐㄧ General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
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)