View source for 左手

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|left|hand|alt=濟手-Wu}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zuǒshǒu
|c=zo2 sau2
|c-t=do2 siu2
|h=pfs=chó-sú;hrs=h:zoˊ shiuˊ;gd=zo3 su3
|g='zo3 siu3
|j=ze2 sou2
|md=cō̤-chiū
|mn=xm,zz:chó-chhiú/qz:chó͘-chhiú
|w=sh:5tsu seu,5ci seu
|x-h=zo3 xiu3
|mc=1
|oc=1
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|anatomy}} [[left hand]]
# {{alt form|zh|左首|t=[[left-hand]] [[side]]; [[left]] side}}
# {{lb|zh|dialectal Mandarin|dialectal Hakka}} [[left-hander]]

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial}}
{{zh-dial|左邊}}
{{zh-dial|左撇子}}

====Antonyms====
* {{zh-l|右手}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|zh|左手便|左手跛仔|左手邊|左手子|左手風|左手仔|左手拐|左手撬|左手跛|左手交右手}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV||j=左%手|さ%しゅ}}

==Japanese==

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|ひだり|て|yomi=k}}
From {{inh|ja|ojp|-}}.

From {{com|ja|sort=ひたりて|左|tr1=hidari|t1=[[left]]|手|tr2=te|t2=[[hand]]}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|ひだりて|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|ひだりて}}

# {{lb|ja|sort=ひたりて|anatomy}} the [[left hand]]
#: {{syn|ja|弓手|tr=yunde}}
# the [[left-hand]] [[side]], [[left]] side
#: {{syn|ja|左側|tr1=hidarigawa|弓手|tr2=yunde}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{ja-r|右%手|みぎ%て|[[right hand]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|さ|しゅ|yomi=goon}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=|-}} {{ltc-l|左手}}.

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|さしゅ}}

# {{lb|ja|anatomy}} the [[left hand]]

=====Antonyms=====
* {{ja-r|右%手|う%しゅ}}, {{ja-r|右%手|ゆう%しゅ|[[right hand]]}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab||て|k2=で|yomi=juku,k}}
{{ja-see|弓手}}

===References===
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==Old Japanese==

===Etymology===
From {{com|ojp|sort=ひたりて|左|tr1=*pi<sub>1</sub>dari|t1=[[left]]|手|tr2=te|t2=[[hand]]}}.

===Noun===
{{head|ojp|noun|tr=*pi<sub>1</sub>darite|kana|ひだりて|sort=ひたりて}}

# the [[left]] [[hand]]
#* {{RQ:Manyoshu|9|1766|passage=吾妹兒&#64091;久志呂爾有奈武'''左手'''乃吾奧手二纒而去麻師乎|translation=Would that my love were a bracelet! Trying her to my '''left arm''', I would start my journey.<ref>{{cite-book|year=1979|author=Peter H. Lee|title=Celebration of Continuity: Themes in Classic East Asian Poetry|publisher=Harvard University Press; original from the University of Virginia|isbn=0674104579|page=139}}</ref>|transliteration=wagi<sub>1</sub>moko<sub>1</sub> pa kusiro<sub>2</sub> ni aranamu '''*pi<sub>1</sub>darite''' no<sub>2</sub> waga oku no<sub>2</sub> te ni maki<sub>1</sub>te inamasi wo}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ja|左手|tr=hidarite}}

===References===
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