佐
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zuǒ · to assist, to aid

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

亻Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 佐 sits in each complete thought.

Sòng zhè shù huā de rén kě néng shì zuǒ téng xiǎo jiě.送这束花的人可能是佐藤小姐。

It might have been Miss Satoh who sent these flowers.

Source: Tatoeba #784983 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jìn shēng wèi dà zuǒ.他晋升为大佐。

He advanced to colonel.

Source: Tatoeba #2032235 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kě yǐ hé zuǒ téng xiān shēng shuō huà má?我可以和佐藤先生說話嗎?

May I speak to Mr. Sato?

Source: Tatoeba #862741 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuǒ téng shì shè cháng de xīn mì shū.佐藤是社長的新秘書。

Sato is the new secretary of the company president.

Source: Tatoeba #348112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuǒ téng xiān shēng wèn le wǒ hěn duō yǒu guān jìng xuǎn de wèn tí.佐藤先生問了我很多有關競選的問題。

Mr. Sato asked me many questions about the election.

Source: Tatoeba #10325689 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuǒ téng xiān shēng zài zhōu mò liàn xí shè jiàn.佐藤先生在週末練習射箭。

Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.

Source: Tatoeba #850387 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 佐 in context

  1. Say zuǒ, then recall the core meaning: to assist, to aid.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 佐证 (zuǒ zhèng), meaning “evidence”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 佐 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.