佐

佐 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “assist”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 左 (left).

Keyword: assist
Pinyin (Mandarin): zuǒ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: assist, aid, second, вторая, помощь, aid, second
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 佐 assistant

Decomposition

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亻 person
radical number 9
左 left

How to find 佐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “left”. 佐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 佐 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.