佐
to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,475 U+4F50
How 佐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 左 (phonetic, zuǒ)
How to remember it
assistant · Heisig RSH #2064
人 person + 左 left
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 左
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 左 (zuǒ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左 sound component | zuǒ | left; unorthodox, improper |
| 惰 | duò | lazy, idle, indolent; careless |
Words containing 佐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡拉马佐夫兄弟 | Kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū Xiōng dì | Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1] |
| 巴罗佐 | Bā luó zuǒ | José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-), Portuguese politician, prime minister of Portugal 2002-… |
| 佐治亚 | Zuǒ zhì yà | Georgia, US state |
| 佐世保 | Zuǒ shì bǎo | Sasebo (city and naval port in Nagasaki, Japan) |
| 摩亨佐·达罗 | Mó hēng zuǒ · dá luó | Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNE… |
| 佐科威 | Zuǒ kē wēi | Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-) |
| 佐罗 | Zuǒ luó | Zorro |
| 佐酒 | zuǒ jiǔ | (of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks; to enhance the experience of consumi… |
| 佐证 | zuǒ zhèng | evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration |
| 佐料 | zuǒ liào | condiments; seasoning |
| 喷他佐辛 | pēn tā zuǒ xīn | (loanword) pentazocine (a synthetic opioid analgesic) |
| 佐野 | Zuǒ yě | Sano (Japanese surname and place name) |
| 佐丹奴 | Zuǒ dān nú | Giordano (brand) |
| 技佐 | jì zuǒ | (Tw) assistant technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service) |
| 佐佐木 | Zuǒ zuǒ mù | Sasaki (Japanese surname) |
| 佐餐 | zuǒ cān | (of food) accompaniment |
| 佐藤 | Zuǒ téng | Satō (Japanese surname) |
| 辅佐 | fǔ zuǒ | to assist (usually a ruler) |
| 佐贰 | zuǒ èr | deputy; junior |