左 (pinyin zuǒ, "left") is an HSK 2 Mandarin character with 5 strokes, built on the radical 工.
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左
Newzuǒ
left
Tone 3 · Third tone (dipping)
Radical
工
Strokes
5
HSK
2 · tier 2c
Commonly confused with
Characters this one is often mistaken for — same number of strokes, similar silhouette, single-component differences. Curated, not derived.
Radical family
Other characters built on the same radical 工. Often shares meaning category.
Pinyin neighbors
Characters with the same rime -uo, same-tone matches first. Many are true phonetic relatives; others are coincidental.