佐
zuǒ
#2,077 most
frequent character
to assist, assistant, aide
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
佐 zuǒ joins 亻 person with 左 zuǒ, 'to assist; left'. A person helping gives the first meaning, 'to assist'. From there it grew to 'assistant'. 左 zuǒ also supplies the sound.
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