左边
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
左边 (zuǒbian) · left side
左边 (zuǒbian) means “left side”. It is written with 2 characters: 左 (left (direction)) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 左边 is built
The characters
左 zuǒ · left (direction)
What 左 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A left hand; compare 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
左边的门是洗手间。Zuǒbian de mén shì xǐshǒujiān.The door on the left is the washroom.
你左边的人是谁？Nǐ zuǒbian de rén shì shéi?Who's the person on your left?
Questions about 左边
What does 左边 mean?
左边 (zuǒbian) means “left side”.
How do you pronounce 左边?
左边 is pronounced zuǒbian.
Which HSK level is 左边?
左边 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 左右zuǒyòuabout
- 左zuǒleft (direction)
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 那边nàbianover there
- 南边nánbiansouth side
- 旁边pángbiānbeside
- 前边qiánbianin front
Learn 左边 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.