The left word is a semi-enclosed structure.
Zuo (Pinyin: zuǒ) is a general standard first-level character in Chinese. "Zuo", which indicates the direction, was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions, and its shape resembles the left hand. "Zuo" originated around the Western Zhou Dynasty. It originally means auxiliary or auxiliary, and is the ancient word for "zuo". Later, the meaning of " " was replaced by the word "left". The left-hand meaning derives the meanings of left, things on the left, to the left, biased, etc. As for the expression of geographical orientation, the ancients used to use "left" to express the east. This is an expression habit caused by people's feelings when facing south.
According to ancient etiquette and customs, the right side is considered the honorable position on many occasions. Therefore, "left" is extended to mean humbleness, and then to demotion and downgrade. "Left move" means demotion. "Left" is commonly used in modern times to indicate progressive, revolutionary or radical political and ideological tendencies, which emerged under the influence of modern European political culture.
The original meaning of Zuozi was "the direction to the left", and was later extended to mean "the left side". Specifically, the left side refers to the left side of a person. Therefore, in the human body structure, the left side is called the left side. This semantics mainly reflects the description of direction and human body structure. In addition, left has another special meaning, namely "left avant-garde" or "leftist", which refers to some people or groups with progressive ideas and bold innovations.
Zuo character is a five-character character composed of horizontal, vertical, apostrophe and dots. The glyph is simple and clear, yet majestic and steady. The key points of writing are to first draw the upper left horizontal stroke, then draw the lower left vertical stroke, then draw a left downward curve, and finally draw a dot in the middle. The entire process requires attention to elements such as stroke order, stroke thickness, and layering. In ancient Chinese calligraphy, the left character is often used to examine the calligrapher's basic skills and skills.
Analysis of the cultural connotation of the word Zuo
In Chinese culture, the word Zuo is inextricably linked to ancient Chinese philosophical thoughts. In ancient China, there was a distinction between yin and yang. The left side was regarded as the yin side, while the right side belonged to the yang side. In the I Ching, the symbolic meaning of left is black, female, load, inner, etc., which is related to more negative emotions. In literary works, dramas, and poems, left also appears in some metaphorical expressions. For example, "looking left and right" means moving the eyes back and forth from left to right. This is also another extension of the "direction to the left".